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JROCK1980
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 4:13 pm    Post subject: X11 Reply with quote

I am getting an error as follows when I type fluxbox

BaseDisplay::BaseDisplay: connection to X server has failed.
Fluxbox: Unknown error.

I think it might be my video card setup but not sure. Any ideas?
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 4:52 pm    Post subject: Re: X11 Reply with quote

JROCK1980 wrote:
I am getting an error as follows when I type fluxbox

BaseDisplay::BaseDisplay: connection to X server has failed.
Fluxbox: Unknown error.

I think it might be my video card setup but not sure. Any ideas?


Are you typing "fluxbox" at a console? That's the wrong way to do it.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I type fluxbox
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are several way to get fluxbox up and running

The simplest way is just to create a .xinitrc file in your home directory with the command exec fluxbox i.e. type

echo "exec fluxbox" > .xinitrc

at your console prompt.

Then... to get X running with fluxbox as the window manager, type startx at your console prompt.

You can find more information about installing X and other stuff at (assuming you haven't read them) http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/desktop.xml

HTH :)
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got it. Thanks a lot
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