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Subject: Re: Xterm won't run: _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970730222917.540A-100000@alpha.gte.net> from Charlie ROOT at "Jul 30, 97 10:34:14 pm"
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 12:57:20 +0930 (CST)
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Charlie ROOT writes:
> Please respond to the email address beth_arnold@hotmail.com or to the list
> instead of the address listed as "From".  Thank you

Please don't write as root.  It confuses people.  If you really have
to, please include a Reply-To: header.

> Hello, I am having problems getting Xterm to run.  When attempting to
> start xterm I get the error message "X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't
> connect: errno = 2".  Then after saying that a few times it says it can't
> open the display.  I am using the display :0.0, but have also tried :0
> and `hostname`:0.0.  I have never been able to run Xterm or any Xwindows
> applications.  I am using FreeBSD 2.2.2.

It looks to me as if you haven't started X yet.  Don't start xterm,
start 'startx' or 'xinit'.  If you haven't set up a window manager,
the screen will look a bit funny, but it *will* give you an xterm for
free.

Look at the man pages X(1), startx(1), and xinit(1).  You will also
need to choose a window manager--see ctwm(1), fvwm(1), twm(1), and
fvwm95-2(1).  Some of these may be in the ports collection.

Greg