[lug] new to Linux

[Aaron Vogel]

I have installed RH7.3 and can boot to Windows and Linux seemingly alright.
When I get to Linux I type in my name and password and then type in 'startx'
to attempt to get to GNOME because I am helpless in the text version.
However, after i enter that in, I get a stream of text and finally an error
message that go something on the order of:

Parse warning on line 102 of section keyboard in file /etc/X11/Xf86Config
Ignoring obselete keyboard "LeftAlt"
Parse error on line 102 of section keyboard in file /etc/X11/XF86Config
"Meta"  is not a valid keyboard in this section

(EE) problem parsing the config file
(EE) error from xf86HandleConfigFile ()

and/or

XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on x server ":0.0" after
0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events renewing

Fatal server error:
no screens found

I essentially can not figure out what I have done wrong and and do not have
the slightest idea of how to fix it, especially when not in a GUI

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

            -Aaron Vogel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason W. Strnad" <jasons at ehlokitty.org>
To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [lug] new to Linux


> short of getting a different distro, as has been suggested, (I've tried
> the RH8.0 and Mandrake9.0 betas, both are fine packages, as is RH7.3.)
> perhaps if you could provide us with some details as to the problems you
> are having.
>
> You mention dual booting with XP, something which in my experience is
> only a recently solved problem, _should_ work alright with RH7.3, but
> could be a source of trouble for new to Linux users.  Are you having
> booting problems?
>
> What things are you trying to do with Linux that are not working to your
> satisfaction?  What applications are you trying to use?  When something
> doesn't work, does that something give you an error message?
>
> Answers to any of the above questions will significantly improve the
> quality and value (to you) of any answers you get from the list.
>
> -jasons
>
> Aaron Vogel wrote:
> > I am brand new to Linux and I need a lot of assistance.  I got fed up
> >  with having to rely on Windows for everything, so I decided to try
> >  Linux.  I recenlty purchased Red Hat Linux 7.3 and somewhat
> >  effectively installed it onto my computer and set it to dual boot with
> >  Windows XP.  However, I am having trouble getting it to work properly.
> > What would you suggest that I do in order to get help with my Linux
> >  situation?  I want to be able to use Linux with a reasonable amount of
> >  comfort, but as of now, I am having a lot of trouble figuring it all
> >  out.  Whatever you can do to help would be greatly appreciated.
>
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