I have the same problem too. You can start X using 'xinit' and then an
installed wm (i.e. 'gnome-session','enlightenment',...) The problem seem to
be only with KDE.
Prashant Krishnamurthy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I installed Linux Mandrake 7.1 on my PC. When I type startx, I get a
> blue screen with a mouse initially. After a couple of seconds, I go back
> into text mode. I see "waiting for x-server to shutdown" before the linux
> prompt. I tried changing settings using XFDrake and xf86config (though
> I know nothing of Linux) but nothing seems to work. Is this problem
because
> of something stupid or is it a bug that is yet to be solved? Here are
> the details of my PC. I would appreciate any suggestions very much.
>
> 700 MHz P3 processor
> Dell M70 Monitor
> NVIDIA TNT2 AXG4 card
> Promise Technology Ultra66 IDE controller
> Aironet Wireless LAN card
> Linux is installed on second hard drive (10Gb)
> Windows 98 is installed on first hard drive (17Gb)
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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