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From: Johnson David <djohnson@acuson.com>
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Subject: Re: Problems Starting X
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On Monday 11 March 2002 12:50 am, Shawn Halloran wrote:

> b) When I run "startx" from root, the system boots to a black and grey
> grid with
> an I-beam cursor. Nothing else happens.

You should have the twm window manager installed by default with X. Create a 
/root/.xinitrc file for root, and put just the following line in it:

exec twm

That way you can at least test and debug your X setup using a real window 
manager. twm isn't pretty but it is functional.

> I would like to get X functioning, set up
> anti-aliased
> fonts, and set up Gnome.

I don't think the current Gnome has anti-aliased font capabilities. The next 
version (in beta now) will, but until then you either have to seriously patch 
some stuff, stick with Qt/KDE programs, or just be patient.

David

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