It seems to be scrambling the configuration of Xwindows itself.
On 5/4 I wrote:
"After 6 full installs, I now know what was corrupting my X. It was not
desktop configuration, hdparm, video setup (as generics), or any of the other
RPMs I loaded from Mandrake 7 Deluxe, (modem & sound not configured) --Star
Office so corrupted X that it froze Linux during boot, while trying to switch
over to graphical login. I had made many changes during the install, and
fully recreated everything (except for the one thing I was testing) when
reloading. During only one iteration was I able to get a (frozen) console
screen, which showed these messages: bad length in Geometry, output file
/var/tmp/server-0.xkm removed, couldn't load XKB keymap, Font Trans Socket
UNIX Connect: can't connect: errno-111, failed to set default font path
1unix/:-1, and fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'. The
Star Office RPM appeared to run and end normally."
As I indicated in the message you responded to, I have continued testing
with an extremely simple configuration, and I have learned that it's the
combination of WordPerfect and StarOffice that is causing the problems. I
have no other problems (that I know of, since sound is still not configured,
and my modem was found and works however no programs are setup actually use
it yet--I'v spent so much time with this...). Install does not correctly
detect my graphics card, however what it installs is completely servicable
except for the low refresh rate. I believe when video and monitor are
correct I have the same result (frankly I've done this so many times I can't
remember). I'm glad to know that these two can co-exist -- would the fact
that I haven't gotten a registration number for Word Perfect make any
difference [I've been spending all of my time reading "newbie" and doing
these installs]? I wouldn't think so.
-Gary-
