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Slackware 10... booting X

  • 05-06-2005 11:35pm
    #1
    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭


    I installed slackware 10, configed my xorg.conf with my video card. When I start up X the gnome 2.6 logo comes up.... nothing else... just waits. No errors in the terminal that startx is run from.... Any help?


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  • #2
    nosmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,880 ✭✭✭nosmo


    X usually doesn't dump stuff into the term it was run from unless there was a fatal error that stopped the server from running. /var/log/Xorg.0.log may prove more informative


  • #3
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    Do you mean starting x when already logged in using 'startx' or do you mean that the gnome GDM screen appears?


  • #4
    koshimazaki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭koshimazaki


    i had something like this some time ago (on debian). the gnome splash screen would show up - after logging in with gdm - and then hang, sometimes not even the splash screen. it turned out to be due to my silly iptables configuration. i inadvertently did it so that even packets on the loopback interface couldn't pass (packets initiating new connections, that is); when i fixed it, x sessions started working ok again.


  • #5
    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭nobodythere


    Koshi i shall try something like that.... if it wasn't for Leaving Cert on Wednesday. Well I'll try it after. I log in at the terminal, startx, splash screen (Gnome 2.6 logo and space where it's supposed to show those things loading) and then nothing.


  • #6
    eggshapedfred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭eggshapedfred


    try starting x with a different window manager. edit ~/.xinitrc (i think) and use twm or fluxbox if its installed. it could be a problem with gnome...


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