Linux X Server Settings 1

[bonebonde]

Hi there,
I have Linux Enterprise Server v3 in my IBM Thinkpad T41.It is an image under VMWare.I installed VMWare tools and tried to change graphical resolution.It told me to log off and in so that changes can be accepted.I did that and now it wouldn't start.It gives me a message that "I cannot start the X Server(your graphical interface).It is likely that it is not set up correctly..................." then it asks me to view the error and try to correct it. As I am new to Linux I don't relly know what to do.

Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Castor66]

VMWare tools has screwed up on your mouse settings. Bypass the option to fix the problem and login to the CLI. From the vmware website:

Depending on the steps you followed when installing SLES in a virtual machine, you may need to take a few additional steps in order to use the correct X server.

If you installed an XFree86 4.x X server, log in to the guest operating system as root, then enter the following commands:

cd /etc/X11
mv XF86Config oldconfig
ln -s /etc/XF86Config-4.vm XF86Config

If you installed an XFree86 3.x X server, log in to the guest operating system as root, then enter the following commands:

cd /etc/X11
mv XF86Config oldconfig
ln -s /etc/XF86Config.vm XF86Config

You should now be able to use startx to start the X server in your SLES7 guest.