[mythtv-users] cannot connect to X server : first reboot after install

Kevin Kuphal kuphal at dls.net
Mon Oct 1 18:48:02 UTC 2007


On 10/1/07, Ryan Ollerenshaw <ryanollerenshaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The first time that i reboot the computer after installing knoppix
> R5F27 i cannot get my display to work.  Once the system reboots i set
> the output to TV out at the first prompt then after a min or two i end
> up at the command line.  I then try to restart setup manually by
> typing: mythtv-setup and i get the error: cannot connect to X server.


You really can't expect to set up mythtv until your OS is working.  Check
your X server logs (probably in /var/log) to see what the error is when the
OS GUI is loading.

Kevin
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