On Sunday 11 July 2004 01:59, Craig Bowyer wrote: > Lanman wrote: > > cbowyer wrote: > >> Hi guys, > >> > >> I've just updated KDE and crashed it (it seems to be missing > >> something when running - I might have missed something when > >> upgrading KDE). When I start up it tries to run KDE and can't > >> find certain files/folders then drops me back to the command line > >> where I can login normally. > >> > >> I'm using Mandrake 10 Community and have it set to auto-login with > >> KDE as default desktop manager. I used the Cooker URPM servers to > >> upgrade KDE to version 3.2.3. > >> > >> Can someone advise me how to get into gnome (or another desktop > >> manager) from the command line or how to edit the startup file to > >> stop automatically defaulting to KDE and choose another desktop > >> manager? > >> > >> Regards, > >> Craig > > > > Get your hands on the "Xtart" RPM, and install it. That will give > > you a console-based menu of your desktop systems, and from there > > you can pick whichever one you want Craig. > > > > Before you do this, you can boot into a console by pressing "Shift > > and I" - that is, hold down the shift key and press the letter I > > (eye) before going past the interactive boot process. > > > > You'll be given the option to start all the normal services one at > > a time. Make sure that you don't start the "dm" service, because > > that's the one that's launching your log-in screen. > > > > Once you're at the console, "urpmi Xtart", and after installation, > > run it from the prompt. You'll see the list of desktops you can > > launch. > > > > HTH > > > > Lanman > > I tried this, however, it wouldn't let me into Gnome or KDE even > though they were in the list. When I restarted the PC, I was given a > choice at the graphical login, however it wouldn't let me login > there. Kept refusing, even when trying to login as Root. > I have since reinstalled Mandrake Community and ran all the updates > again, the same thing happened so I think something in the updates > doesn't like my hardware. > I have reinstalled again, but not run any updates for KDE, Gnome or > XFree86 yet, as I'm not sure which ones are breaking my desktop. > > I have the following hardware: > Intel pentium 4 2.8e processor > Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000-G motherboard > Powercolor Radeon 9600XT Graphics Card (picked up by Linux as a > Radeon 9600XT AR (AGP)) > AOC LM520i 15" LCD Monitor (picked up by Linux as a standard 1024x768 > flatscreen with 16 million colours) > > Is there something I need to change? > > Regards, > > Craig I understand you no longer have the cooker rpm, if this is true delete /home/<user>/.kde, reboot and you should be ok with KDE. I beleive cooker rpm's will not function in 10.0 any longer. -- Regards; Hoyt
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