jack craig wrote: > Jeffrey Stephens wrote: > > > > I just completed an install of XFree86 4.2.0 from source. Everthing > > seemed to go well for quite > > a while. I did all the following: > > > > 1. Added "/usr/X11R6/bin" to my path > > 2. Added "/usr/X11R6/lib" to my /etc/ld.so.conf file and executed > > "ldconfig" > > 3. Created a XF86Config file and moved it to /etc/X11 > > 4. Tested the system with "XFree86 -xf86config ~/XF86Config.new". > > Got the grey > > screen with "x" shaped mouse as I was supposed to. Copied the > > XF86Config.new > > file to /etc/X11/XF86Config > > 5. Created a ".xinitrc" file in /root containing the following > > commands: > > > > xterm -g 80x40+0+0 & > > xclock -g 100x100-0+0 & > > twm > > > > But, when I execute "startx", I get the following error: > > > > # startx > > > > hostname: Host name lookup failure > > your DISPLAY=hostname:0 apparently isnt being looked up. > > what is your host name and is it in /etc/hosts? > > these others seem to indicate a missing library, > find, load that and it should work better. > > hth, jackc... I have a single line in my /etc/hosts file. It reads as follows: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost Is this all I need? Appreciate the help. And as I said below, the library said not found in the error, does in fact exist and is located in /usr/X11R6/lib. Regards, Jeff Stephens > > > > xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libXmuu.so.1: cannot open > > shared ob > > ject file: No such file or directory > > xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libXmuu.so.1: cannot open > > shared ob > > ject file: No such file or directory > > xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libXmuu.so.1: cannot open > > shared ob > > ject file: No such file or directory > > xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libXmuu.so.1: cannot open > > shared ob > > ject file: No such file or directory > > > > Checked the obvious,and libXmuu.so.1 is in fact located in > > "/usr/X11R6/lib" as a link to libXmuu.so.1.0. > > I made sure my ld.so.conf file contained "/usr/X11R6/lib" and executed > > "ldconfig" > > just to be on the safe side..no change in error. Then I tried setting > > permissions > > on /usr/X11R6 as follows: > > > > # cd /usr > > # chown -R 0.0 X11R6 > > > > but this also produced no change in my error. Can anyone help me out? I > > am attaching > > a copy of my XFree86.0.log file in case this would be of help. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Regards, > > Jeff Stephens > >
