Installation help
John Wheat
jhwheat@home.com
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 22:32:41 -0700
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I tried all of these things you suggested and nothing worked. I would =
get no such directory comments or permission denied evan logged in as =
root. Mandrake never asked me which version of xfree86 I wanted to run =
or I would have chosen 3.3.6 based on what I have read.
Thanks for your suggestions I,m consulting with shamans as well, John
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Mike Cantrell=20
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Installation help
Did you install Xfree86 4 or 3.3.6 when it prompted you? If you're not =
failure with Xfree86 and/or have a semi-obscure video card, you will =
want to make sure that you go with 3.3.6. Version 4 is very new and =
lacks the wide range of video card support and pleasant setup/config =
utilities.
If that's not the case, it sounds like you're missing some libraries =
or the ld.so.conf isn't setup correctly, broken links, or something =
weird like that.
You might try flipping to an alternate screen (alt+function key) and =
logging in as root and doing a:
find / -name libx11.so.* -print
and report back your findings to us along with the contents of your =
/etc/ld.so.conf file (cat /etc/ld.so.conf). Be sure to include other =
information like your video card model, etc. It might also be worth =
checking for errors in your /var/log/messages file (type: less =
/var/log/messages as the root use.. shift+G will take you to the bottom =
of the file and q willl exit).
One other thing would be to run XF86Setup and make sure you have the =
right card chosen, etc.
Regards,
Mike Cantrell
----- Original Message -----=20
From: John Wheat=20
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 3:29 PM
Subject: Installation help
I am seeking advice regarding installation guides or linux user =
guides. I have mandrake 7.1 and I'm totally new to unix/linux and =
needless to say cannot get the xwindows to work. Error message during =
boot states;
local host login:kdm: error in loading shared libraries:libx11.so.6 =
cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory
Last line in process states:
Init: id "x" respawning to fast disabled for five minutes.
Any help appreciated,
John
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run or I would have chosen 3.3.6 based on what I have read.</FONT></DIV>
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title=3Dplug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us=20
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help</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Did you install Xfree86 4 or 3.3.6 =
when it=20
prompted you? If you're not failure with Xfree86 and/or have a =
semi-obscure=20
video card, you will want to make sure that you go with 3.3.6. Version =
4 is=20
very new and lacks the wide range of video card support and pleasant=20
setup/config utilities.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If that's not the case, it sounds =
like you're=20
missing some libraries or the ld.so.conf isn't setup correctly, broken =
links,=20
or something weird like that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You might try flipping to an =
alternate screen=20
(alt+function key) and logging in as root and doing a:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>find / -name libx11.so.* =
-print</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and report back your findings to us =
along with=20
the contents of your /etc/ld.so.conf file (cat /etc/ld.so.conf). Be =
sure to=20
include other information like your video card model, etc. It might =
also be=20
worth checking for errors in your /var/log/messages file (type: less=20
/var/log/messages as the root use.. shift+G will take you to the =
bottom of the=20
file and q willl exit).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One other thing would be to run =
XF86Setup and=20
make sure you have the right card chosen, etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Cantrell</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Djhwheat@home.com href=3D"mailto:jhwheat@home.com">John =
Wheat</A>=20
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title=3Dplug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us=20
=
href=3D"mailto:plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us">plug-discuss@lists.=
PLUG.phoenix.az.us</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 25, 2000 =
3:29=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Installation =
help</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am seeking advice regarding =
installation=20
guides or linux user guides. I have mandrake 7.1 and I'm totally new =
to=20
unix/linux and needless to say cannot get the xwindows to work. =
Error=20
message during boot states;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>local host login:kdm: error in =
loading shared=20
libraries:libx11.so.6 cannot open shared object file: no such file =
or=20
directory</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Last line in process =
states:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Init: id "x" respawning to fast =
disabled for=20
five minutes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any help appreciated,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
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