I've had a problem in such that I cant create a partition larger that 500MB does anyone have the answer. Oh the OS is mandrake 6.1 Warmest regards, Manuel Tuthill -----Original Message----- From: Rial Juan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, February 24, 2000 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] kde > >Easy. Make a file called .xinitrc in your homedir, with the line "kde" in >it. Not sure if you need to leave a blank line after it (many config files >do) but I do it just in case. It's also possible to start up xterms and stuff >trough this file, so they open up on every X session. View the startx manpage >for an example. > >On Feb 24 Pittman, Merle wrote: > >> I installed mdk 7.02 last night. the install went smooth without a >> hitch really. I setup X during install and I choose o install the window >> managers such as kde, gnome, etc. Went asked if I wanted to boot directly >> in X mode I said no. When the system comes up, I type startx and it just >> loads the tdm (a couple of xterms ona blue background). >> >> How can I get it to load KDE??? Or gnome for that matter. >> >> BTW. I was having major problems getting hardware to work (mouse >> video NIC) while installing mdk 7.0, last night I installed 7.02 and >> everything went without a hitch :) well except for the kde of course which I >> assume is my fault not mdk. >> >> ________________________ >> Merle Pittman >> TEL: 724-7598 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> > >-- > >Rial Juan <http://nighty.ulyssis.org> > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Belgium tel: (++32) 89/856533 >ulyssis system admininstrator <http://www.ulyssis.org> >Unix IS user-friendly. It's just not ignorant-friendly >or idiot-friendly. >