On Wednesday 22 November 2006 16:43, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:10:13 +0530 > > Amit Joshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know what is wrong with my system. I have a system running > > Debian Testing with the 2.6.17-2 kernel and things were just fine, > > unless I installed GNOME. > > > > As such, the system works absolutely fine, and both KDE and GNOME > > work flawlessly. But the real problem is when i try to switch users > > and/or switch between these Desktop Environments. > > > > I am running KDE 3.5.5 and GNOME 2.14.3 > > > > To be more specific about the problem, while the system boots up, I > > get the normal KDM Login Screen. Then I select whatever DE I want to > > use. But once I am done, and log out, it directly takes me to the > > console. This time, I don't see the KDM Login Screen. > > Is KDM still running at this point? What is the output of the following? > > ps ax | grep kdm >
Yes. Now, I did /etc/init.d/kdm restart so now I am in KDE. > > And then, > > typing "kdm" at the command line doesn't do any good. Nothing > > happens! > > If KDM has died, restart it using (as root) > > /etc/init.d/kdm start > > >Then I try to run "startkde". It gives me the following > > output. > > > > > xsetroot: unable to open display '' > > > xset: unable to open display "" > > [...] > > "startkde" requires a running X server. So you could invoke it like > this: > > startx /usr/bin/startkde Oh. Thanks.I did not know this. Yes. I will try this the next time I am into a similar situation, and which I can guarantee would be during the next logout. :( > > > Then, when I run "startx", it starts GNOME. > > > > My default runlevel is 2 and my '/etc/X11/default-display-manager' > > file has got a single line saying "kdm" . > > > > I have no clue whats's wrong! > > Anybody with similar problems?? > > My comments above don't address the issue of why logging out throws you > into a virtual terminal, but I hope they help anyway. > Maybe I should select a different runlevel? But I don't really think that selecting any other value between 2-5 will help in any way. Cuz as far as I think they behave in the exact same way. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks for the inputs. -- Regards, Amit. Remember fellas, what we do in life echoes in eternity! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
