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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 13:49:50 +0200 (CEST)
To: John Derk <johnderk@infoserve.net>
Cc: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>,
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Subject: Re: installing XWindows
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John Derk writes:
 > 
 > 
 > Doug White wrote:
 > 
 > > Are you running `startx'?
 > 
 > Yes.
 > 
 > > If so, watch the btoom 30 or so lines for an
 > > error message from the server itself.
 > 
 > The *bottom* 30? I don't think there were 30 lines all together.Are we talking
 > about the info written directly to my screen,
 > or to a file?

Do the following in your home-directory:

"startx >./lala 2>&1"

Post the contents of ./lala

Malte.

 > 
 > > Did you install the fonts?
 > 
 > I think so. I remember selecting fonts from /stand/sysinstall.Did they need to be
 > uncompressed or "make install"ed or
 > something? How do I double-check?
 > 
 > Thanks,
 > John Derk <johnderk@infoserve.net>
 > 
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