Fwd: Re: kdm can't start X

[cbergmann@acm.org]

Hi,

On Friday 14 January 2005 09:50, Theo Schmidt wrote:
> BUT: kdm still doesn't work! I've tried removing it and reinstalling it,
> but the behaviour is exactly the same as before: after loging in with the
> kdm window, the signal to the monitor disappears (black screen) for a few
> seconds and then the kdm window appears again.

1. Check in kdm which window manager is used. Standard configuration is using
the same as in your last session. If this was messed up, kdm will try the
wrong manager again if you do not change it.

2. All kdm settings are stored in /etc/kde3/kdm (at least on my sarge
installation). If you try a clean reinstallation, you should remove all files
in this directory before installing kdm again. In my experience,
configuration files are not always removed when removing or reinstalling a
package.

3. Did you check if there are any configuration files of gdm left over? They
may be interfering with the kdm settings.


Kind regards
Clemens

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