HELP! Linux emulation with Virtual PC 6

[thabridawg]

Hi, I just started a UNIX class and my teacher told me said he'd like it if I installed Red Hat Linux 8.0... so I did with Virtual PC 6.

Installation was sucessful (?) but when I log in and type startx, this is what I get:

What can I do?

 

[sparkleytone]

try 'sudo kdm' or 'sudo gdm'

either should work. sometimes 'startx' has problems initializing due to the rainy season, or even if its a new moon. or something.

 

[thabridawg]

wow

wow thanks sparkleytone, ... it worked! yous the bomb diggity..

i had to login as root tho... scary

 

[sparkleytone]

you're welcome

Originally posted by thabridawg
wow thanks sparkleytone, ... it worked! yous the bomb diggity..

i had to login as root tho... scary

yeah after i posted i was afraid you might have to. X needs root access regardless of whether or not you were logged in as root anyways. at least you figured it out on your own

have fun with your linux virtual machine.


p.s. if you want it to start up in X change your /etc/inittab to default to runlevel 5 ( id:5:initdefault: ) instead of 3

 

[sparkleytone]

oh and p.s.

plz post questions in the appropriate forum. it keeps things more organized and you are more likely to get a response that way.

 

[arn]

Originally posted by sparkleytone
oh and p.s.

plz post questions in the appropriate forum. it keeps things more organized and you are more likely to get a response that way.

moved