I just installed slackware for the 4th time and I still get the same problem.....
When it boots, I log in as root and it is supposed to go to one of the xwindows like kde or gnome.
Instead, I get a command line. Ok, so then I type startx at the command prompt. and I get this:
------------------------------------------------------------
Fatal Server Error:
open_framebuffer: failed to open /dev/fb0 (no such device)
X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown)
-------------------------------------------------------------
then it goes back to command prompt for root.
My machine is a pentium 75
24 megs of ram
1 meg trident pci video card
3com 3c509b
1 gig hard drive
according to the documentation , slackware 7.1 should run on as little as 8 megs of ram and a 386 computer
why cant I get a graphical desktop instead of command line only?
I tried editing the /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm file and etc/rc.d/rc.modules file but Im not sure of what exactly to edit.
I am a newbie with linux
When it boots, I log in as root and it is supposed to go to one of the xwindows like kde or gnome.
Instead, I get a command line. Ok, so then I type startx at the command prompt. and I get this:
------------------------------------------------------------
Fatal Server Error:
open_framebuffer: failed to open /dev/fb0 (no such device)
X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown)
-------------------------------------------------------------
then it goes back to command prompt for root.
My machine is a pentium 75
24 megs of ram
1 meg trident pci video card
3com 3c509b
1 gig hard drive
according to the documentation , slackware 7.1 should run on as little as 8 megs of ram and a 386 computer
why cant I get a graphical desktop instead of command line only?
I tried editing the /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm file and etc/rc.d/rc.modules file but Im not sure of what exactly to edit.
I am a newbie with linux
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