From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.4 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_FUTURE_12_24, DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net (harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.12]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E658ABDAB; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 20:13:49 -0500 (CDT) Received: from sc1-24.217.162.6.charter-stl.com ([24.217.162.6] helo=WEGA) by harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17RjZc-0005sT-00; Mon, 08 Jul 2002 21:13:48 -0400 From: "Christopher Krull" To: "'Grant Goodyear'" Cc: Subject: RE: [gentoo-dev] problem with the Desktop configuration guide Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 20:13:03 -0500 Message-ID: <000401c227ae$f11652c0$fc01a8c0@WEGA> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <1026158456.6840.4.camel@orange-pc.ces.clemson.edu> Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: b125cdb2-b23e-40b2-a5c6-ce423f3cb2af X-Archives-Hash: 26bf7fc2ff2c5420b6b055def469abd4 Thanks that worked noticed on the forums about needing to reboot. Figured I would suggest it. Great docs though. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Grant Goodyear [mailto:g2boojum@gentoo.org] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 15:01 To: ckrull@earthlink.net Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] problem with the Desktop configuration guide > All I would like to suggest that in the Desktop Config guide you all have > posted that in between code listings 4 and 5 that you make it clear that you > need to issue the reboot command otherwise you will not be able to run startx. > It doesnt mention that anywhere and to a person who is coming from a Distro > where every thing X is done for you then it is not quite clear. I've _never_ had to reboot to run startx. It may not be in your path (I should change the docs to use the full path for startx, just in case), but just source /etc/profile. -g2boojum-