Rich: >> I would recommend the following: >> >> 1) Check the $HOME/.xsession-errors file and see if there are any useful >> error messages there which might indicate the failure. > > Attached.
The IIM errors look odd, and seem serious. If I were to guess, I think this may be what is causing the bad behavior. This error might also be worth looking into: > _IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root Also, the codeina error message looks bad. You might see if moving /usr/bin/codeina aside makes a difference. >> 2) Try starting a failsafe terminal from the GDM login screen and run >> "dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session --debug". This >> will cause gnome-session to run with extra debug output and may >> also display other useful error messages that might not otherwise >> be shown in the $HOME/.xsession-errors file. > > Is this with the "xterm" option in the Session menu after I've entered > my user name? Yes. Brian
