Re: xdm doesn't start properly
Hello, first is xdm started, is there an xdm process in the table? If not
do as root /etc/init.d/xdm start That should give the logon screen for X.
Let me know how things work. also if you suspect xdm errors look at the
file /var/log/xdm-errors.
Hope this helps
On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BG Lim wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been using Debian 1.3 now for some time. Recently, I thought of using
> xdm to log on instead. However when I type xdm, nothing happens and I get
> the prompt back.
>
> So, as root, I typed 'xdm -debug 1' and this is the result:
>
> ...
> creating socket 177
> xdm error (pid 244): error 98 binding socket address 177
> Nothing left to do, exiting
> #
> ...
>
> Can anyone help me? I haven't tampered with any of the default settings,
> except to insert 'start-xdm' in the config file in the X preferences
> directory.
>
> BG
>
>
> --
> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe debian-user-request@lists.debian.org < /dev/null
>
--
Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe debian-user-request@lists.debian.org < /dev/null
Reply to: