I am still working on the problem. If you have lot of time and more patience
try this:
1) Install Mandrake as Advanced User
2) Install the minimun packages you need, ie KDE and X
3) Once installation is complete.Configure your system (Soundcard,NET,...)
4) Run rpmdrake and start installing packages.(you may need to reinstall
KDE)
I am working now with KDE only. Next Step, the DVDPLAYER for Dxr2 which I
made it run in RH6.0.
----- Original Message -----
From: Prashant Krishnamurthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 12:48 AM
Subject: [newbie] (newbie) Help: Mandrake 7.1 and Weird X
> Hi all,
>
> I installed Mandrake 7.1. When I typed startx, I would get a blue screen
> with the mouse and then the X windows would close with the message
"Waiting
> for X to shut down". Someone told me it is a problem with KDE and I should
> instead use xinit to start. So, I tried that with icewm-gnome, twm, and
> other window managers. it works! I get the X-windows, including a clock
> at the bottom right corner, and all the menus in each of the window
managers.
> Netscape starts, so do xpdf, xv and rxvt. But NONE of the other
applications
> start. Nothing happens or else I get a skeleton box that dies. Sometimes
> there is a core dump, sometimes there isn't. What could be the problem?
> Help!
>
> Once this gets solved, I need to fingure out how to connect my modem.
> But that will be another story I guess :-).
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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