Topic: X Server DISPLAY

[DavidG]

I'm attempting to get KDE running on my E-Smith testing box. I've installed just the XFree86 4.0.1 and KDE 2.0.1 rpms. I'm able to bring up WDM in X by issuing "startx" command but when I issue "startkde" I get the following errors:

xsetroot:  unable to open display ''
kdesplash: cannot connect to X server
Aborting  $DISPLAY not set

I've looked at the XFree86 and KDE references but I still can't quite manage to put it together.
I'm thinking it has something to do with the fact that Linux can have multiple consoles and E-Smith is running on tty0.

I want the E-Smith server installation to be "stock" and uneffected except for the addition of Xserver.

I tried doing a RH upgrade with just the Xserver rpms, however the RH installation routine insisted on upgrading lots of stuff that I do not want it to upgrade.

Recommendations?

Thanks.

[DavidG]

For the benefit of anyone who run into similar issue, I was able to solve this issue.

Ignore the console/tty references in my previous message.

The key was to edit the ".xinitrc" file in /etc/X11/xinit.

At the bottom of that file I commented out the references to "tvm" and added -
startkde

Now KDE starts when I enter "startx" at the console.

Again. This pertains to running X on an E-Smith test box.
Packages:
E-Smith 4.1.rc2 - stock installation
XFree86 4.0.1 - download rpms and run the install script
KDE 2.0.1 - download rpms and install manually
you may also require a few other rpms to satisfy dependencies.

[Charlie Brady]

DavidG wrote:
 
> Recommendations?

Don't.

Charlie

[organetic]

How can we get SME 6.0.1 to autostart X everytime we turn on the computer?

Best regards,
organetic

[dmac]

I would have to agree with Charlie, Don't.

SME was not designed to run X Windows and why would you want to?

Using SME as is with the WEB interface is perfect for a server of this type, i does not have excessive daemons running and X-windows uses an excessive amount of Processor and memory.

Again, WHY?

 

[RavenIV]

full agreement with dmac and Charlie Brady.

just decide if your SME should be a "server" and do its job or if it should be a "play-machine" and run X-server and so on.

cheers

[Brave Dave]

Unless things have changed this was specifically forbidden in the license aggreement (at least from mitel)

if you want a x-box, presumably you want multimedia - you couldn't want x for configuration - so wouldn't you also want up to the minute hardware support - ie. fedora.

[gavincowie]

Unless things have changed this was specifically forbidden in the license aggreement (at least from mitel)

Come come now... "not recommended" but no one can "forbid" it. Not support it, sure... don't need the inflammatories

G