> I had the same problem, and I found that there were a couple of things that > could be behind it.... first it could be a bad xsession file, or it could be > an issue with the window manager, either it's not correctly installed, or the > /etc/X11/window-managers file is trying to start a windowmanager that doesn't > exist (probably twm....)
I checked that, there is no .xsession file at all and I tried a number of window managers. I even tried copying the complete /etc/X11 and /etc/gdm directory from my portable (which does have a working potato, however I upgraded it "a long time ago") to my desktop. I got the exact same problem. I even tried copying gdm and gdmgreeter from the portable but it still didn't work :-(. I promised someone I was going to have a look at .xsession-errors but I'm afraid I forget it :-). I'll try to post a copy of some config and error files tonight. Nico > > R. > > >>> Nico De Ranter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/04/99 03:14AM >>> > > Howdy, > > I don't know whether this is the correct mailinglist to post > this but anyway... > > I upgraded my Debian box to unstable and installed gdm. Unfortunately > when I try to login the screen flickers a few times and the gdm screen > pops back. When I start X by typing startx from a text console > everything works fine. I noticed this problem on a few PC's that > have been upgraded to potato so I think it's a bug and not a misconfiguration. > > I now potato is called "unstable" for something but I hope somebody has > a workaround or fix for this. > > Thanks in advance, > > Nico > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------- > How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink? > -------------------------------------------------------- > Nico De Ranter > Sony Service Center (SUPC-E/NSSE) > Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne) > 1130 Brussel (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe, Earth > Telephone: +32 2 724 86 41 Telefax: +32 2 726 26 86 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- -------------------------------------------------------- How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink? -------------------------------------------------------- Nico De Ranter Sony Service Center (SUPC-E/NSSE) Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne) 1130 Brussel (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe, Earth Telephone: +32 2 724 86 41 Telefax: +32 2 726 26 86 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
