Re: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever

2000-05-21 Thread Benjamin Sher
is list for more info (about three weeks > ago). > > Gavin > > -- > >From: Benjamin Sher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever > >Date: Sun, May 21, 2000, 5:50 AM > > > > >

Re: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever

2000-05-21 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear Civilme: Thanks so very much for your suggestion. Will take a look at the situation when I back in Linux (using dual Linux-Windows. My Linux is Mandrake 7.0. Thanks again. Civileme wrote: > > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > > > Dear friends: > > > > For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Con

Re: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever

2000-05-20 Thread Gavin Clark
#x27;m not sure of the case) to get fresh settings then try startx again. You can search the archives of this list for more info (about three weeks ago). Gavin -- >From: Benjamin Sher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever

Re: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever

2000-05-20 Thread John Aldrich
On Sun, 21 May 2000, you wrote: > Dear friends: > > For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Console keeps hanging forever > instead of taking me directly to KDE, as it usually does. I have tried > for the past hour doing a soft reboot, then a cold reboot (disconnecting > the system), Cnt + C,

Re: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever

2000-05-20 Thread Don
Another way to save the day is to remove the user that he is running startx from, and then add the user back again, This will also rebuild the KDE desktop for that user. Don Civileme wrote: > > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > > > Dear friends: > > > > For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Co

Re: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever

2000-05-20 Thread Don
remove the .Xauthority file from the home directory of the user you are trying to startx into. This will reestablish the KDE desktop and rebuild the .Xauthority file when you use startx again. Don Benjamin Sher wrote: > > Dear friends: > > For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Con

Re: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever

2000-05-20 Thread Civileme
Benjamin Sher wrote: > > Dear friends: > > For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Console keeps hanging forever > instead of taking me directly to KDE, as it usually does. I have tried > for the past hour doing a soft reboot, then a cold reboot (disconnecting > the system), Cnt + C, then ret

[expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever

2000-05-20 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Console keeps hanging forever instead of taking me directly to KDE, as it usually does. I have tried for the past hour doing a soft reboot, then a cold reboot (disconnecting the system), Cnt + C, then retyping the command on the new prompt