[ale] Debian Install Woes

[Geoffrey]

James P. Kinney III wrote:
> You need to check the X error logs. If startx fails, there is a config
> problem and xdm wont run either.

Agreed, he needs to check the config files, but startx could fail 
whereas xdm could start.  If the /etc/X11/XF86Config file is properly 
configured, but the .xinitrc file is not, then startx could well fail, 
whereas xdm could start since it uses different configuratio files. 
Point is, /etc/X11/XF86Config is used by both xdm and startx, but there 
are other files that are used by one or the other, but not both 
(.xinitrc, .Xclients..)

> 
> /var/log/Xfree86<something>
> 
> On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 10:41, Herman, Izzie wrote:
> 
>>It goes straight to a console...but when i try to do "startx", it blinks a couple of times, then goes back to my login....would this be due to being in runlevel 2?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jason Day [mailto:jasonday at worldnet.att.net]
>>Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 10:37 AM
>>To: ale at ale.org
>>Subject: Re: [ale] Debian Install Woes
>>
>>
>>On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 07:15:51AM -0800, Herman, Izzie wrote:
>>
>>>I just installed Debian 30r1 and seem to be having some probs w/ it.  It never makes it to xdm.
>>>
>>>What is the default runlevel for Debian?  
>>>Is the "X" init level still 5 in Debian?
>>
>>No, Debian boots up into runlevel 2, even if you use [gkx]dm.  Why is a
>>mystery to me.
>>
>>
>>>Any other advice you can offer?
>>
>>What happens when you boot?  Does it try to run xdm, fail, and drop you
>>to a console?  Or does it just go directly to a console when you want to
>>run xdm?
>>
>>The way Debian runs xdm seems... wrong to me.  Rather than booting to a
>>different runlevel, such as 5, Debian boots as normal.  When gdm, xdm,
>>or kdm are installed, they add an init script to /etc/init.d.  Each of
>>these scripts is called by the boot process, and each of these scripts
>>examines the file /etc/X11/default-display-manager.  This file should
>>contain a single line, pointing to the location of your desired display
>>manager executable (e.g. /usr/bin/gdm).  If this executable matches what
>>the script is expecting (/usr/bin/gdm for gdm), then it executes it.
>>Otherwise, it prints a message saying it's not starting the display
>>manager, because it is not the default.
>>
>>Once you get to a console, you can start the display manager manually by
>>becoming root and typing "/etc/init.d xdm start".  Make sure that the
>>/etc/X11/default-display-manager file has a line which is the full path
>>to xdm.  If X still won't come up, then it's likely an X configuration
>>problem.
>>
>>HTH,
>>Jason

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