one follow up.
> > what is the contents of your .xinitrc file? Mine just says:
> > exec gnome-session
>
> I don't have an .xinitrc file.
> (at least ' find . | grep xinitrc ' from / doesn't find it)
i would think files with a leading dot are invisible
unless the tools are otherwise tuned.
try something like "ls -a" in your home dir.
> I do have a /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc file and it has a lot of stuff in it.
> it does end with:
> # start some nice programs
> twm &
> xclock -geometry ... &
> xterm -geometry ... &
> xterm -geometry ... &
> exec xterm -geometry .... -name login
thats exactly what you described in your other post what you were seeing,
a clock, two tersm and a twm-ish layout.
> If I look at the log, I don't get any EE messages, and only
> (WW) VESA(0): Bad V_Bios checksum
> (I seem to get it twice however).
> Lots of -- ** II and == stuff.
that just means that the computer vendor did not take enough care
for adjusting the video bios checksum. it happens occasionally and
is most often uncritical. human reasons are much more common these
days for bios "corruption" than a real hardware damage.
> Well, that's what happens. Any Ideas, hints, pointers, things to try?
sorry if i cant point you out directly to the desktop swtiching solution.
maybe you just have to change that xinitrc file to something else.
replace the listed twm entry with your prefered desktop manager executable.
you might try stripping the rest afterwards on your own risk.
-Alex.
