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  • From: russ loroville <bontemps AT m-net.arbornet.org>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] xterm problem on new BL2 install
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:11:25 -0400 (EDT)

James,
Just reinstall BL2 on top of BL2. Steven has a "Go " script in the
install program that wont allow you to put Linux on a partition that has
something installed there already. Just "#" those lines out and install
BL2 again and it will put those files where they need to go.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, James Miller wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
> >
> > How are you trying to open an xterm? From the icewm menu?
>
> Yes, or from the icon on the toolbar.
>
> > If so, click on ControlPanel->EditMenu and have a look at
> > the first entry (the one for xterm). Try removing the
>
> Well, editing that menu requires an xterm to open :) Sort of a vicious
> circle. I could find the file and open it in MC's editor and edit there
> though, I suppose. I've also managed to hose Pico by installing and
> unistalling Pine (Pico is part of the Pine package). I'll have to ask
> later how I might straighten out that mess. But anyway, these 2 factors
> keep me pretty definitively from editing the menu in the way you've
> suggested. But I'll try MC's editor: what's the name of that file, btw?
>
> >
> > How much RAM on that machine?
> >
> 20MB. I've got a 60MB swap partition, too.
>
> James
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