Pete Clapham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi again --
I would like to thank those of you who told me how to get into XF85Config to
reconfigure the X Server to work with my new
mouse/video card combination. At least the machine works correctly in :"pure UNIX"
(i.e. black-screen non-graphic) mode. I
am confident that I know what sort of PS/2 mouse I have (and when I issue startx,
moving the mouse does move the X on the
screen), and I am confident in the video memory on my card and on the settings for my
monitor.
HOWEVER, when I issue the startx command, the screen turns the gray
color/cross-hatched pattern with the mouse's X that
one sees when one first configures the X server. The KDE does not come up, and one
loses control of the machine. It doesn't
hang, but you can't do anything. Typing does nothing, and you can't open a shell.
Can anybody advise what's happening?
Thanks.
Pete Clapham
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115
Phone: [216] 697-4820
Fax: [216] 523-7175
EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ok. I'm no expert at this, but try this and see if it works. In your /etc/X11/xinit
directory you will find a file called Xclients. First, rename this file to
Xclientsback or something similar that you may be able to recall it later if needed.
Now, I'm going to assume that you only want to work in KDE and don't really care about
the other type of window managers out there since this fix will only allow you to work
in KDE. I'll assume that you are at the prompt since you are using the startx command
to start your window manager. First, type cd /etc/X11/xinit and press enter. Next,
type emacs Xclients and press enter. Now save this file under a different name. Next,
delete all of the words in this file except for the first line that reads #!/bin/bash
or #!/bin/sh or something similar. This just tells the file what shell the script
commands will be working in. Then, after the first line that reads #!/bin/bash or
whatever, goto the next line hit the tab button and type exec /usr/b!
!
in/startkde, and then save this file as Xclients in the /etc/X11/xinit directory. Now
try the startx command. If KDE still doesn't come up then check the /usr/bin directory
and make sure you have the file startkde in there. If it isn't present you may have to
reinstall KDE. Also, if you have gnome installed you may try the command GNOMESESSION
and see if this works. If not, I'm not sure what else to do since I'm not a very
prolific script writer yet.
Good Luck.
SA
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