Re: A Common Error.... (but I fixed it) PS

["Andy Gibson" <renderlight gibsona demon co uk>]

Sorry, when I said about the documentation being accurate, what I actually
meant was that the installation guide could be a little more precise in the
steps, and configuration file edits required. 

Apologies before the flames start :-)

Regards,

Andy Gibson

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> From: Andy Gibson <renderlight@gibsona.demon.co.uk>
> To: gnome-list@gnome.org
> Subject: Re: A Common Error.... (but I fixed it)
> Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 2:58 AM
> 
> Aaaaaaahhhhhhh, Ok, I got it......
> 
> I did another search on the web, found a few more posts on it, and
realised
> I had made a mistake...
> (not that I am telling people how to do  their thing, but there needs to
be
> some documentation that is a little more accurate (I will mail the doc
> people about it :-) I didn't have the start up correct).
> 
> Ok, I have it running, and it rocks!
> 
> Feels nice so far, and I feel like I have more control over my filespace
> than under Linux (only having a kernel to interact with makes you feel
very
> insignificant in a very large filespace where looking for a file means
> typing out lots of directories like 'SuperLong case sensitive
> name.4.2.5-2.53.-24.6' ) I am new to linux (you mean you couldn't
tell?:-)
> and simply suggesting putting some reference to a window manager in a
start
> up files causes frantic dashes to the toilet. It was this sort of thing
> that was the problem, and it is a VERY regular problem in the Linux
world.
> Its probably this reason that the Nesgroups are flooded with problems. I
> consider myself a fairly capable problem solver and have managed to get
as
> far as I have wanted so far, but it has been a veeeery long haul! :-)
> 
> Love the software, and looking forward to playing tomorrow night with it
> (since its 3am now :-)
> 
> Regards all,
> 
> Andy
> 
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> 3D Delphi Photorealistic Components :
> www.gibsona.demon.co.uk
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> 
> ----------
> > From: Andy Gibson <renderlight@gibsona.demon.co.uk>
> > To: 				
> > Subject: A Common Error....
> > Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 1:59 AM
> > 
> > Ummm, ok, 
> > 
> > I downloaded all, and had a problem with ESound, I upgraded my kernel
to
> > 2.2.3, and got gnome1.0....
> > 
> > Still no joy....
> > 
> > Before I had a problem initialising ESound due to having an AWE64 that
> > wasn't set up properly (unable to connect to ESound server).
> > 
> > Now when I start gnome, I get the grey start up screen, and the X
cursor
> in
> > the middle, but then it backs out to the initial shell, with some
message
> > about SESSION_MANAGER = gibson.demon.co.uk 1024. 
> > 
> > Nothing else apart from that. I have now spent about 10 hours
downloading
> > on a phone line that charges for internet connection (i'm in the UK),
and
> > have been trying to install gnome for the past week with no luck.....
> > 
> > Anyone offer any suggestions? I have seen the grey screen and nothing
> else
> > problem before on a newsgroup, but for the life of me, I can't find the
> > post (or any replies).
> > 
> > I'm DYING to get into gnome, and start coding, and am choosing gnome
> > because it gets my vote for becoming the 'standard' desktop. If you
want
> to
> > know what kind of things I will be doing, click on the link below to
see
> > what I did under Delphi.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for any help (and apologies if this isn't strictly
the
> > bug/help mail list, but I couldn't find one to mail to)
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Andy Gibson.
> > 
> > PS KDE installed first time with NO problems :-P
> > 
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