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Nimwa2
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:59 am    Post subject: Gnome startx Error Reply with quote

Well I installed gnome according to the handbook and when i type "startx" i get this

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7090/screen03tp7.jpg


I have no idea what to do and ive searched around on the forum and on google with no results. I'm installing this on VMware.
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mark_alec
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you build xorg with support for vmware's video and mouse driver?

Please post the INPUT_DEVICES and VIDEO_CARDS sections from your /etc/make.conf.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

INPUT_DEVICES should normally be set to "keyboard, mouse, evdev" (make sure you have enabled event system in your kernel.
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