Installing KDE killed my xwin

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chombila
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Installing KDE killed my xwin

#1 Post by chombila »

i have puppy 1.0.7, old 366 celeron, 64mb ram, iso sound card and serial mouse...

i decide to put KDE on it, so i download KDE and use instructions form:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=5149

after i restart computer, it wont start my xwin or startx...
my xwin show for 2 seconds and then gone to command line...
i try to configure it with xcorgconfig, but nothing...

need help, tnx...

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#2 Post by bombayrockers »

Download usr_more.sfs from http://noforum.de/dotpups/KDE-3.4.1a/usr_more.sfs

and
KDE-3.4.1a.pup from
http://noforum.de/dotpups/KDE-3.4.1a/KDE-3.4.1a.pup

1. install the pup
2. if you are not using usr_more.sfs for openoffice then jump to step 4
3. *EDIT* How to use usr_more OO + usr_more KDE together. Will work in 1.0.7.

rename usr_more KDE to usr_kde.sfs

open /etc/rc.d/rc.local in beaver/leafpad
you would see these lines


Code:
rmdir /opt
ln -s /root/.opt /opt



on top of these lines add this code

Code:
echo "Making more loop devices..."
mknod /dev/loop5 b: 7 5
mknod /dev/loop6 b: 7 6
mknod /dev/loop7 b: 7 7

if [ ! "`ls /mnt/home/usr_kde.sfs 2> /dev/null`" = "" ];then
mkdir /.usr_kde
echo "Mounting /mnt/home/usr_kde.sfs file on /.usr_kde..."
losetup-FULL /dev/loop5 /mnt/home/usr_kde.sfs
mount -r -t squashfs -o noatime /dev/loop5 /.usr_kde
unionctl /usr --add --after /root/.usr --mode ro /.usr_kde
fi



now when you reboot usr_more for OpenOffice will be mounted on /.usr_more and kde will be mounted on /.usr_kde

4. reboot
5. type
Code:
xwin startkde
to startkde
Go throught the instructions once again and see there are no typos. If every things correct then try xwin jwm. If this dosent work then try installing in a fresh pup file. If that dosent work copy the following files and send them to me.

/root/.xinitrc
/var/log/messages
/tmp/xerrs.txt

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#3 Post by MU »

I think with 64 MB RAM it just works with a swapfile.
I think minimum requirement for KDE is 128 MB.
Mark

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