Problems Starting X

[Xpl0iT]

I'm new to Linux and just installed Storms. I choose it because it has apt-get, works with all my equipment, and would be easier to start using then spend all my time configuring it. I was happy to get it working and I tried *****X and Lynx and was happy. But then when I tried "startx" (I am a GUI man...I use Linux for desktop purposes) I got some errors and it wouldn't start. It said:
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect:
errno = 111 giving up:
xinit: COnnection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): server error.

I have no clue of what to do and any help at all would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

[kid]

Run Xconfigurator or xf86config. If startx still doesn't work after that, do:

Make sure that you have an X server installed in your system. Look for a file that starts with "XF86_" (like XF86_VGA16 or XF86_SVGA) in the directory /usr/X11R6/bin/. If you find one, make sure that there's a file (a symbolic link, actually) called "X" in /etc/X11 and that it points to the X server file. If you don't have an X server installed, apt-get one. Then run the config program again.

If that still doesn't work, well, something else must be missing http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif Tell us if you get new errors.

These docs might help:

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/XWindow-User-HOWTO.html
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/XFree86-HOWTO/
http://www.XFree86.org/#support
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/x-windows/index.html

Disclaimer: I'm using RedHat 6.1 so my suggestions may not apply to a Storm system. But I doubt it. The important Linux or X files are usually placed in a standard directory regardless of the distribution.


[This message has been edited by kid (edited 09 November 2000).]