topic Re: Can't run startx in Operating System - Linux

Can't run startx

Andy_59 — Tue, 01 Oct 2002 07:39:55 GMT

I have newly intall a linux , but when I run startx , it pop up the below message.

Parse error on line 242 of section InputDevice in file /etc/X11/XF86Config
"Device" is not a vaild keyword in this section.
(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile()

Fatal server error:
no screens found

fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

Re: Can't run startx

U.SivaKumar_2 — Tue, 01 Oct 2002 07:51:32 GMT

Hi,
Have you run Xconfigurator ?
#Xconfigurator

Then try xstart

regards,
U.SivaKumar

Re: Can't run startx

Donald Kok — Tue, 01 Oct 2002 13:13:57 GMT

Hi Andy,

That Xconfigurator is in /usr/X11R6/bin. It covers most X issues.

If that does not help, can you give more info. Like the brand and version of your linux.

Good luck
Donald

Re: Can't run startx

Balaji N — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 07:31:24 GMT

Hi,
Looks like your XF86Config file is not configured properly.

Try either Xconfigurator or xf86config in /usr/X11R6/bin to generate a new XF86Config file and then try starting X again.

Hope this helps.
-balaji