I don't think anyone is the wrong person to be using Linux. I have had Windows installations that would not install, and in fact just kept rebooting the PC. Most people buy a computer with the OS pre installed, so they don't have these types of issues. Sounds like something is just going on. Have you had your system up and working fine before, and have you possibly been running as root and not as your local user and doing a bunch of stuff? That wouldn't be good. Only go root for something deliberate and precise (unless you know what you are playing with to get working, or if you're just experimenting with a system...so it doesn't matter if you rip it all up). I once installed Debian, Solaris x86, and Slackware all on the same box in the same evening just to mess with each of them. Solaris x86 ran like a dog. But, it was fun experimenting. If you were planning on using the box for anything important than be very deliberate. Anyways, just trying to get you to feel experimental with the Linux game. It has been more enjoyable for me than Windows ever could be, and I like to share. But, onto the question. You can find out things that the system tells you at boot up you may have missed by looking at /var/log/dmesg and /var/log/boot.log* Look for something to say mounting read only and things like that. This shouldn't be happening though sometimes if the kernel thinks it will do more damage it will get funky on you like that and mount in read only mode for file repairs. But, I think this must not be the case. You are getting Xwindows and other things to come up (right?), which means the apps are writing to their log files, or I believe you would be getting other failures from some application some where. Your X does come up correct(just in KDE)? Are you logged in as root? I happen to use KDE exclusively. I can't stand Gnome..not sure why over all, but the file dialogs look like Windows 3.x to me. That and Nautilus is annoying to me. Personal I guess. :-P Hope that helps a bit though...the files that is. Wade -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeremy Eby Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 4:44 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: KDE Problem Oh boy... I'm the wrong person to be using linux. How do I check to see if that's so? Thanks again, Jeremy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
