I'm a newbie to linux

I have installed mandrake 10.1 on an old p133. (I'm told mandrake will work on a p133)

I get this message when I launch KDE (startkde)

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magicdev:3298 Gtk-Warning cannot open display

ksplash: cannoot connect to X server

kdeinit: aborting. $Display is not set

ksmserver: cannot connect to X server

error: can't contact kdeinit
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I assume this is some sort of video problem.
I have ran xf86config and selected all conservative generic settings.

try running in command window (alt + F2)

x host +

Hope that helps
Shelton.

Hi,

You have to run startx...Cause when you try to run startkde you need to set up some variables like $DISPLAY which are automatically set with startx.
Then if your ~/.xinitrc is correctly configured, it will launch KDE interface

Oliv'

I faced a similar problem no red-hat a number of times. I formatted my partition and re-installed Red-Hat.

Hey.. try kdm instead of startkde cos startkde requires X to be up and running, kdm does that for you itself.

thnx,

'kdm' doesn't do anything

startx returns this error...

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(EE) Problem parssing the config file
(EE) Error parssing the config file

fatel server down
no screens found

fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer)

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how do i correctly configure my ~/.xinitrc

I ran xorgcfg and set video driver to vga

now when I run startx i get this...

Caught Signal 11. Server Aborting

in mandrake console <alt-F1 - F6> (pick one ) log in as root and type drakconf... scroll down to display and follow the prompts... then type as root kdm

Got Debian?