On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 10:11, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Monday 30 September 2002 12:06 am, Daniel Fabian wrote: > > > I replaced that with the xserver-svga driver. Yes it is 3.3.6 not 4.x, > > > but with this driver, I find the video to be quite satisfactory > > > (although I haven't tried anything really demanding.) This version of > > > the older driver works with the other components of X 4.x. > > > > My fscking laptop is driving me crazy. One problem hunts the other. I > > resolved the xfree86 problem (by using vesa as driver instead of sis) and > > now x starts correctly and I get to the grapical login manager. I try to > > login, and the kde startscreen shows up. Then the keyboard symbol is > > embossed, it switches back to the konsole for a second, then back to the > > kde startscreen again, and then I'm at the graphical loginmanager again. > > ??? wtf ???. > > > > > Bob > > > > Thanks, > > Daniel > > Daniel: > > Were you attempting an x loggin as root? That might not be a good idea, and > it also might not work depending on your security setup. > > Were you attempting to log in as user? Then take a look at the file in this > user home file called .xsession-errors for any details related to the kde > failure. > > Off the top of my head, it might be a missing lib or component for kde. The > errors should help you track it down. > > In my case, I start with blackbox and IceWM first. Once these two super > light weight GUI's are installed, I then install kde. If kde breaks, I > always have a solid desktop GUI to fall back on. It is also helpful when I > am doing a lot of *stuff* to use blackbox to free up extra hardware resources. > > Congrats on the xfree setup. You're half way there! :) > > hth > > tatah > > - -- > > Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls > If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. > Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE9mFuqZHBxKsta6kMRAiTwAJ41DSS26rp69SrmwTnGrQO/+JwKzACfWzzy > DeB48nvqnNVoGujY53HjKJA= > =JZ5R > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
Offhand, I get that if my power went out while using KDE - the only recovery I've found so far is to delete ~/.kde/ (which thankfully doesn't lose anywhere near as much information as if I'd deleted ~/.gnome/), and then everything loads up fine and I can set a handful of preferences. -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
