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- From: steve@rama.demon.co.uk (Steve Entwistle)
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- Subject: Re: Olvwm won't run... Help!!
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- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 15:47:08 +0000
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- In article <1ge5s0INNbdp@tamsun.tamu.edu> ail8070@tamuts.tamu.edu writes:
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- >Can someone with olvwm working tell me why it doesn't work for me?
- >I got olvwm-bin.t.Z from sunsite, unpacked it, and did what where_to_put
- >said. I then change the twm line to olvwm -3d in my .xinitrc, and
- >then startx. The mouse pointer showed up for about 30 sec. and then
- >I'm back in text mode with some message saying can't open display.
- >This happens whether I set DISPLAY to :0 or not.
- >
- >Am I missing something? Someone give me some hints please!!
- >
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- Please post the *exact* messages that X produces at startup, along with
- a copy of your Xconfig file .... this will give us more to go on.
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- Steve
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