Re: problems using gnopernicus

[Kenny Hitt <kenny hittsjunk net>]

Hi.  Tis assumes you are using Debian.

Normally, you start gdm in an init script during boot.  If you have
disabled the link for gdm, you should still consider starting it like:

/etc/init.d/gdm start

Run this command as root.  After gdm starts, it will switch to the user
"gdm".

By default, root logins are disabled in the gdm config file.  Unless you
change this, you can't log in as root using gdm.

It sounds like you got a Gnome session started after your gdm login.
Since you used chomiak for the user ID, you are logged into Gnome as
user "chomiak". 

The error about your braille device means Gnopernicus couldn't talk to
it.  I don't use braille, so I don't know your problem.

To get to preferences, press alt-f1, cursor to desktop settings, right
arrow to open the menu, down arrow to the option you want to change.
These options control things about your Gnome session.

For Gnopernicus specific settings, alt-tab to Gnopernicus and use the
dialog.

Lately, I just let gdm start at boot since it will beep when it gets to
the login prompt.  I usually run a gnome session and some console
sessions.  I like the fact gdm doesn't take up a text console like
startx would.

Hope this helps.
          Kenny
	  
On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 10:09:11AM -0600, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
> I appear to have everything installed and configured but I'm having 
> problems. With startx, I don't even know if I'm getting as far as 
> gnopernicus. if i hit alt+f2 it beeps at me; I can type ok after that but 
> not sure anything happens. However, I can start gdm as root and then log 
> in as chomiak after the beep. then i do get speech and it says the braille 
> device can not be initialized and says it's creating windows. Where I 
> usually end up appears to be icons of stuff in my home directory, though I 
> also can end up in something that says "menu: pushbutton available". I see 
> no way to get into preferences, plus which of course starting gdm as root 
> isn't really the proper way to do things. Also, I'm stuck with a bunch of 
> things unkilled when I get out of there since I see no logout button. Once 
> when I tried to start gdm and apparently it was already running, I did get 
> braille asking me whether or not I wanted to try opening on another 
> console with Yes/No choices, but I'm assuming that was not actually within 
> X so was just using brltty in text console. Btw, if i run startx and then 
> go into another console and try to start gnopernicus, i get errors about 
> can not open display.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Cheryl
> 
> "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
> 
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