wayne, as root, try:
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager

you should see a list of wm's on your system. choose one.

problem should be fixed.

Jeff Levy
Software Design
Meta-Craft Creations

On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Wayne Brown wrote:

> Hi,
> Can anyone suggest how to solve this problem:
> Installed Deb 2.2.r2, X4 , NVidia kernel (I have a Geforce IImx). When I
> boot up, I get a grey screen and plain login box. I login and I still have a
> grey screen and no window scheme just a white term box which is unmovable.
> if I type 'wmaker', It starts up fine. My system seems to use the 'xdm'
> window manager as it appears in the start up messages.Doing a 'ps -ax' shows
> it running /etc/bin/xdm.
> I have created a file '.xsession' and made it executable and put it in my
> home directory but this hasnt fixed it. Previously I created a similiar file
> called 'xinitrc' but was told this is read by 'xinit' not 'xdm'.
>
> Thanks in Advance.
>
> Regards
> Wayne.
> 'Don't be suprised if you are playing in Root and the Tree falls off...'
>
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