Would it be possible to login to desktop from gdm using "Failsafe" session. Once logged in, run gnome-session from "terminal" window present on screen. This print out diagnostic messages gnome-sesson On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 21:29 -0400, Bob Barrett wrote: > After assembling a new computer, I installed Fedora Core 5 with the > usual stuff including Gnome. This computer consists of Tyan S2865ANRF > main board, AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Dual-Core processor, 2 GB RAM, PNY > Quadro FX 1500 256 MB graphics card, Acer AL2423WR 24" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 > DVI LCD, and an old (5 pound) Compaq keyboard (the best keyboard I've had). > > Gnome started up first try, as usual, for user "bob". It was running at > 1280x1024 as installed, and I set up some favorite things, then went to > System - Preferences - Screen Resolution. The monitor model was not > available, but 1920x1200 was. I chose that and it worked; no problem. > > The most useless key on the PC keyboard is "Num Lock". The PC keyboard > has cursor keys. The number pad should always be active. I've used > calculators and other number machines all my life. At the risk of being > redundant, the number pad should always be active. > > I used "yum -y install numlockx". Gnome will not work for the user > anymore. It works fine for root. Obviously, a permissions problem. It's > hard to see how NomlockX could cause this, but I have nothing else to go > on. I could reinstall Gnome, but that's giving up. > > Anyone have any ideas? > > Thanks for your help, > bobbrrtt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > gnome-list mailing list > gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list -- Ritesh Khadgaray LinuX N Stuff Ph: +919822394463 Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway.
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