Subject: Re: X Configuration Error...
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Sun Feb 13 2000 - 15:49:28 MST
What model mac are you using? Have you tried "No Video Driver" in the
BootX program, then running Xconfigurator?
> I just went through the install process of YDL on my Mac G3/330. I got all
> the way through to the "Configuring X Windows" step where I recieved a
> confiuration error. I tried the "Retry" option as well as the "Previous"
> option to try again, then I tried going through the "Menu" All steps were
> complete except the "Create Bootdisk" and "Continue installation". The
> only option that did anything was the "Exit installation" option. I tried
> booting into Linux and it worked yielding just command lines. I was able to
> login in as root and browse around the top level directory (I haven't
> created anything below that!) All the components seemed to be there except
> the GUI interface! I would kind of like to have the GUI so I don't have to
> work in a Unix command line all the time! I don't know if it has something
> to do with my Video card in my mac (pre-installed) since it was just after
> it was recognized that I got the error. The other possibility is that I
> simply ran out of space on that partition. I will try removing my Linux
> partitions an starting from scratch... Any hints or suggestions on the
> error would be nice... Thanks!
>
>
>
Regards,
Dan
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Yellow Dog Linux
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