> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron deRozario
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 August 1999 10:25
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [newbie] KDE Messed up
>
> Not a problem - I'll have a look next time I'm in front of Linux. For the
> moment I'll have another go at giving you a very bad description of what
> to look for.
>
> The programme can be launched from the panel. The launch button has an
> icon that is a computer monitor with a green thing over it. When launched
> it has a series of expandable/collapseable icons down the left hand side.
> Some of these expandable/collapseable icons includes Desktop (which
> expands to show Background etc), Themes etc.
>
> The one you are looking for is the very first of these
> collapseable/expandable icons. It expands to show a Login Manager (or
> similar), an option for configuring the File Manager and an option for
> configuring the Web Browser. It is the first of these that you need to
> select.
>
> Now I know this description is as vague as my last one, but maybe someone
> on the mailing list will read this and go "Yeah I know what he's going on
> about the name of teh programme is **** and what you do is ****"
>
> In the mean time I'll check the Linux box tonight and write it all down
> for you.
>
> Aaron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Murray Strome [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 August 1999 10:07
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: Aaron deRozario
> Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE Messed up
>
> Hi -- thanks for trying to help. I cannot find any configuration program
> which
> has a LOGIN Manager associated with it. I looked through all the items in
> the
> list -- found some things which said configuration, but none seemed to
> have a
> configuration manager. If I try to start gnome from anywhere, I get a
> message
> which says "Gnome segmentation fault, report bug to development team".
>
> Next time you at your LINUX machine, perhaps you could take a look and
> help me
> find the item. Thanks.
>
> Murray Strome
> Aaron deRozario wrote:
>
> > I know I had a similar problem after a bad unmount problem. The
> Mandrake
> > login screen disappeared and was replaced with the standard KDE login
> screen
> > and no Shutdown button. I stumbled upon the solution by accident.
> >
> > If you log in as root and start up the KDE configuration program (sorry
> I
> > can't remember the name - I am at work on Windows - it is the program
> you
> > use to change backgrounds etc and has a button on the panel). In there
> you
> > will find the LOGIN manager. Under teh login amanager you will find a
> whole
> > heap of things you can configure. You will find a section on Shutdown
> > permissions (I think I used Shutdown for all) that put the Shutdown
> button
> > back on the login screen.
> >
> > There is also a section on sessions. Add a session called kde
> (otherwise
> > kde sort of disappears). You can also add WindowMaker. I did this
> creating
> > two possible sessions KDE and WindowMaker, however after a while
> (proabably
> > a restart) all the options miraculously returned (IceWM etc). I'm not
> > quite sure why that happened.
> >
> > There is also an option that gives an icon for various users. This was
> not
> > part of the default configuration for Mandrake, though it is for
> Caldera.
> > It does speed up login (not that typing your username is particularly
> slow).
> > There are a few other things you can configure as well (startup screen
> > wallpaper etc).
> >
> > Sorry I can't be more descriptive, as I said I'm at work and don't have
> a
> > linux box in front of me.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Murray Strome [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 18 August 1999 2:55
> > > To: LINUX Newbie
> > > Subject: [newbie] KDE Messed up
> > >
> > > Can anyone help me with this one?
> > >
> > >
> > > I am not sure what exactly caused it, but during a session, the system
> > > locked up and nothing
> > > could get it going except to restart it. After this, the initial box
> in
> > > KDE is messed up. Until this
> > > happened, that box gave me a pull down menu with several start-up
> > > possibilities (such as
> > > KDE, Gnome, Windowmaker and many others), and there was a button which
> > > allowed one to
> > > shutdown or restart the computer. It has been replaced with a similar
> box
> > > with a large "24" at
> > > the top, a pull down menu with only KDE and Failsafe options and no
> button
> > > for
> > > shutdown/restart.
> > >
> > > How can I recover the original box? During reboot, the only things
> which
> > > fail are the sound
> > > card item (which I still have not been able to resolve -- Acer FX-3D
> > > (1816)) and I get a
> > > message
> > >
> > > mountd: couldn't start /var/lib/nfs/xtab
> > >
> > > Also, during shutdown, I got a message saying it could not unmount NFS
> > > system. I don't
> > > know if these are related or not.
> > >
> > >
> > > Murray Strome
> > > --
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> > > Fax: (250) 727-3427
> > >
>
> --
> ------------------------
> Murray and Diane Strome
> 1275 Burnside Road West
> VICTORIA BC V8Z 1P3
> Canada
> Phone: (250) 479-6448
> Fax: (250) 727-3427
>
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