Re: GDM, XDM & KDM
I created a new user and fired up kdm. Worked like a champ. Not sure which dotfile was hosing things up. I removed all dotfiles from my main user's home directory (except .sylpheed and .bash*) and logged in via kdm. Thanks so much for the assistance. I'm going to look through by root directory's dotfiles to see if I can find the offending file. Once again, thanks for the info.
Hugo
On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 14:34:05 -0800
"Daniel L. Miller" <dmiller@amfes.com> wrote:
> Two thoughts - neither necessarily conclusive. First, try logging in
> with a different user - maybe a brand-new one to make sure there's
> nothing in your home directory that is causing a problem (since I don't
> know all the dotfiles used by KDM I can't tell you which one to check
> directly). If that doesn't point you to something, try it the Windoze way:
>
> apt-get remove --purge kdm
> apt-get install kdm
>
> and see if you have any better luck.
>
> Daniel
>
> hugo wrote:
>
> >Sorry I wasn't more clear. Can login and start any window manager, not even failsafe. If I start KDM manually, same problem. I can login with XDM & GDM, just not KDM. I looked for something that set KDM apart from GDM/XDM as far as configuration goes, just can't seem to locate it.
> >
> >One unusual item though. If I install xterm (via apt-get) and login with KDM, I get an xterm and nothing else. I have since removed xterm to take a variable out of the mix to try to get to the root of the issue.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Hugo
> >
> >On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:56:09 -0600
> >Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>hugo wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> I recently loaded Debian on my laptop via the netinst.iso CD. GDM and XDM work like champs. I did a apt-get install kdm. Install went fine. The file /etc/X11/default-display-manager gets updated.
> >>> When I attempt to login via KDM, it looks like it's going to start KDe but just recycles and goes back to the KDM login screen (in a wicked loop). I can start KDE via startx. I can customize the look of KDM, but cannot login what so ever via KDM (except via the cosole login menu item).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Does this mean you also can't login and start a different window
> >>manager, such as icewm or wmaker? (It's a little unclear whether you
> >>mean that you can't login "what so ever" to KDE, or "what so ever" to
> >>any wm.)
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>Kent
> >>
> >>
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