To me, it sounds like X is running at that point. It's the
Window manager you're having problems with.
Mark.
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Ray Yao wrote:
> Hi people. This is my first time configuring linux by myself, as well as my first
> time using a mailing list such as this. So please excuse me if I make any annoying
> newbie mistakes.
>
> Ok, here's my problem. I installed xfree alone with mandrake linux. When i enter
> the command "startx" after logging in, the system will enter a screen where it says
> "Initializing system services". However, after that, it goes into a blue screen and
> just stops. The cursor still remains as a "watch styled" cursor. But the x window
> just won't load. A friend suggested me hitting ctrl+alt+f1 to see what's happening.
> I did that, and it shows that it is stopping at a line that says "Using vt 7", and
> that's it.
> Oh, and the initializing-system-services screen says that it is KDE 3.1. But I
> remember choosing 4.3 (or something that starts with 4) when I had to first
> configure my linux. =/
> So, here I am. I have no idea where to start in order to solve this problem. Help
> will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Ray
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