From: "Robert S" <robert_schmidli@hotmail.com>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Can't get into WM (KDE, TWM etc) from KDM or XDM
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 21:06:53 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bofqtj$cvu$1@sea.gmane.org> (raw)
I'm running Slack 9.1. Since I recently upgraded from slack 9.0 to my
current version, I have no longer been able to get from kdm into any window
managers (kde, twm etc). My monitor goes momentarily blank then returns to
the KDM/XDM prompt.
I can however get into my WM using "startx" and I can also get into kdm with
no problems (I am using konqueror to do this). I therefore assume that my
/etc/X11/XF86Config is OK.
my /root/.xsession_errors and /home/me/.xsession_errors do not display
anything - ie presumably no errors.
My /var/log/XFree86.0.log does not show any errors (ie no (EE)) but there
are a few warnings.
/var/log/kdm.log also does not show any errors.
If I enter # startkde I get the following message:
xset: unable to open display ""
xset: unable to open display ""
xset: unable to open display ""
xsetroot: unable to open display ''
startkde: Starting up...
ksplash: cannot connect to X server
kdeinit: Aborting. $DISPLAY is not set.
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
ksmserver: cannot connect to X server
startkde: Shutting down...
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
Error: Can't contact kdeinit!
X11GlobalComm: Can't connect to the XServer - Initial references won't
work.
bad md5 secret-cookie obtained from Arts::X11GlobalComm - replacing it
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
startkde: Done.
Can anybody help me out here?
Robert S.
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