Subject: Re: [newbie need help]
From: Neil Jolly (njolly@home.com)
Date: Tue Nov 30 1999 - 20:58:12 MST
Kayser Wong wrote:
> 11/30/99 12:16 AM 11/30/99 12:16 AM
>
> >Someone else can probably explain what to do much better but I'll give it a
> >try...
> >
> >I think you need to run Xconfigurator to setup X.
> >Then try typing startx at the command prompt.
> >
> >If you can get into X successfully from there, next you can edit your
> >/etc/inittab (i think...) file to startup into runlevel 5 (...to go straight
> >into X at startup).
> >
> >DO NOT attempt to startup directly to runlevel 5 if you can not use X
> >successfully by typing startx after logging in.
> >
> >..hope that helps a little.
>
> Thanks.
>
> But how do I run x configurator?
>
> And how much swap spce do you give to Linux? Is it correct to calculate
> pt as double the ram? I have 256 MB of ram, and 512 MB of swap looks a
> lot to me, can I give less to the swap and increase space to root instead?
>
> I know these questions sound too basics for yu, sorry about tyhat. I'm
> too new to Linux but sure like to try it out, thanks again.
Check out the page in my signature for instructions on stting up XFree86.
-- Neil Jolly ---------------------------------------------------------- Got trouble with your X? Try http://www.members.home.net/njolly/xfree86/ ----------------------------------------------------------
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