On Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:38:48 -0400 Shaun.Crass@DFJCLR.FALCONJET.com wrote: > When I issue the 'startx' command, the display clears and shows the > mouse pointer (can move the pointer). The KDE logo box displays and > the first icon begins to flash. The system hangs there. I must press > CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to kill X and return to the console. [...] > I have have this same problem with a totally different video card. I > swapped the Voodoo 3 card for an S3 Virge GX card. That smells to me a lot more like a problem with some client than with the server. I don't know enough about KDE to offer any specific advice, but I know that a *lot* of clients get started automagically when you log in. Is there any sort of log file that would hint what clients get started in what order? A startup script that starts them one by one? If so, you could do a binary search to isolate which one causes the hangup. -- Remember, more computing power was thrown away last week than existed in the world in 1982. -- http://www.tom.womack.net/computing/prices.html