On Tuesday 12 Apr 2011 18:11:07 C wrote:
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 19:00, Wolfgang Mueller wrote:
Having installed Suse 11.4 on my new laptop, X does not start and startx does not work.
Is there any other way to invoke X? How can I set up the configuration file for X? I did that so often years ago, but I forgot the name of the program. Unfortunately Suse keeps that secret in the 11.4 manual.
Any hint would be welcome.
You go first with the hints. What desktop did you choose? What laptop hardware? Did you do a default install or tweak it out and do something unusual? Saying X isn't starting without providing more info is like saying "something funny happened, help me", and we're all left standing here with no clue what to tell you :-)
There should be no need to manually set up a configuration file for X on 99.99999999% of the openSUSE installs you do. If it's not working on install, something went wrong during the install, you've got some odd hardware, or the guy operating the keyboard was playing and broke something.
Personally, I've had problems with X on my computers using openSUSE and these were only resolved when I installed the propriety drivers. Automation is okay when things go right but when they go wrong, it can be more than one's jobworth to sort it out. It would be good if some sort of manual setup program was left in place for such times. Eddie -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org