Kent West wrote:
Check the output of "startx 2> error.log" for hints.I suspect you don't have a default wm configured properly for non-root users. Create a ".xinitrc" file in a normal user's home dir with the single line "icewm" (and make sure icewm is installed) and give it a go and let us know the results.
thanks, i finally figured out that i had wrong permissions set on my /tmp directory. no idea how this could happen but well, it is running fine now.
rolf -- $ cd /dos/c/MICROSO~1 $ rm -rf *