David C. Rankin wrote:
\> OK, I must be suffering from a cranal rectal inversion. I'm missing
something
basic that must be right in front of my nose.
Currently, kdm is running:
[18:22 archangel:/etc/X11/xinit] # ps ax | grep kdm
<snip - several more kdmflush entries>
830 ? S< 0:00 [kdmflush]
833 ? S< 0:00 [kdmflush]
3498 ? Ss 0:00 /opt/kde/bin/kdm
4917 pts/2 R+ 0:00 grep kdm
Now startx starts an x session and I get a black background with a white xterm
in the top left corner of the display (approx 320x200) on my 1680x1050 display.
The mouse works and I can move into the xterm, but it looks as if something is
running (no prompt, but the block cursor is busy), and then about 30 seconds
later, X shuts down normally and I am back at the command line.
Another symptom is that when startx is use, there is no KDE, just the xterm
and black background. When /opt/kde/bin/startkde is used, no xterm appears and
the following output is received:
Try this:
* kill the kdm instance (if any)
* kill the X instance (if any)
You should now be at a command line.
Instead of starting everything using "startx", use "/etc/rc.d/kdm start".
If that doesn't work, pls post back the xorg log.
DR
