Thanks for responding. What's the line entry you used to have xstart start kde?
Perhaps my syntax isn't correct.
Seve
-----Original Message-----
From: Gavin Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, June 19, 2000 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] VNC with just gray screen - please help resolve
>on 6/19/00 1:27 AM, Sevatio Octavio wrote:
>
>> I'm using VNC for Linbox to Linbox. I'm able to log in and get vncviewer to
>> see the remote mouse cursor move but all I get is a
>> gray background with no other functions. I've looked at "xstart" and it's set
>> to run "twm". Is there something I'm missing here?
>>
>> Seve
>>
>I think the window manager isn't starting.
>happens to me sometimes too. however I can log in fine to another user who
>is set a different window manager like KDE.
>
> try setting it to use a different window manager
>
>
>Gavin
>