I didn't need to configure x at all on my slack 9.1 system. Once I installed x and gnome I ran pkgtool, chose the setup option, and reran the x window manager selection script. I chose gdm and the default and now all I need to do is run startx and gnome loads up fine. On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 05:34:01PM -0600, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Thanks. I don't have a mouse attached, so I guess I'll need to wait with this until I get one. > > Greg > > > On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 05:59:46PM -0500, Jacob Schmude wrote: > > Hi > > Did you configure X correctly? My guess is that X locked up either due to lack of configuration or incorrect configuration. Best way is to run xfree86-setup > > utility that comes with slack, then edit /etc/X11/XF86Config and put in your monitor's horizontal and vertical sync rates if you need to. Also, make sure you > > have a mouse plugged in, I've had X lock up on me for having no mouse. > > I think you may be going about starting gnome and gnopernicus the wrong way. What you probably want to do is: > > 1. link /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.gnome to /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc, this is probably why you only heard a very small bit of hd activity. Gnome was probably not the > > default window manager. > > 2. log in as your user in text mode and issue: > > gconftool-2 -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility true > > 3. export GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge:gail-gnome > > export GNOME_ACCESSIBILITY=1 > > 4. run startx > > 5. within gnome, press alt+f2 and type gnopernicus and press enter > > If everything's set up, that'll make it come up talking. I'd advise adding the export lines to .bash_profile. The gconftool-2 command only needs to be issued > > once. You can make gnopernicus start automatically from within gnome's control center accessibility options. Note in general, starting X apps from the > > console isn't the best way to do it. > > HTH > > > > -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
