New user cant get started

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: New user cant get started
started by: Bigfish

Posted by Bigfish on Dec. 19 2005,20:23

Can you help please?
Run Windows XP pro on 3 pcs. Want to use DSL on one at home. Get error message at boot as follows:- xinit:no such file or directory(errno2) and xinit: no such process (errno3). This appears after: xauth: creating new authority file /home/DSL/ .Xauthority. Giving up.

It will run on the other two machines (business use at work only). All three are installed with XP from the same original windows CD on a corporate license.

Posted by Edward the Bonobo on Dec. 21 2005,22:31

I've had precisely the same problem. Any suggestions?

I'm a newbie, running an (ancient machine (PII 333Mhz 64MB). Should it be so difficult?

Posted by doobit on Dec. 21 2005,23:03

Look at my response to your other,similar post.

Posted by crusadingknight on Dec. 22 2005,00:10

Uhm... was it exactly "/home/DSL/ .Xauthority. Giving up.". If so, are you using a RC, or maybe a corrupt disk?

Posted by Bigfish on Dec. 22 2005,21:14

Saw the earlier reply to Edward.
I dont understand what you mean by "did you do the chksum on the download" Please clarify. I did see this number when I originally downloaded the iso file. What was I supposed to do with it ?
My disc works on two PCs but not the third which happens to be the one I need to use it on. It's a 700mhz Athlon, Via chipset, 512mb PC133 Ram, Geforce graphics card

Posted by cbagger01 on Dec. 27 2005,17:50

Does it work if you boot with:

fb800x600

and NOT TYPE

dsl fb800x600