Fail to start KDE as USER

satimis · 07-03-2004, 06:54 PM

Hi folks,

RH 8.0

My PC started KDE at boot without problem before. Now for unknow reason KDE fails to start

Booting to TEXT mode (init5).

Login as USER
$ startx
GNOME started automatically not Xterm window nor KDE

$ startkde
OR
$ startx startkde

it prompted;
using Config file:"/etc/X11/XF86Config"
/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm bad command line option "kde"

I tried to read /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm, only codes there.

Login as ROOT
$ startx
KDE started

Kindly advise how to fix the problem

TIA

B.R.
satimis

idaho · 07-03-2004, 07:38 PM

from your text mode terminal session, invoke:
switchdesk kde

satimis · 07-03-2004, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by idaho
from your text mode terminal session, invoke:
switchdesk kde

Hi idaho,

Tks for your advice which works for me.

Steps taken as follows;

Booting PC to text mode (init5) and login as USER

$ switchdesk kde
...
Desktop now set up to run KDE
For system default, remove /home/user/Xclient

$ startx
KDE started

Rebooting the PC, it went straight to text mode instead of starting GUI login screen.

Kindly advise how to fix it.

TIA

B.R.
satimis

satimis · 07-03-2004, 10:00 PM

Hi idaho,

Further to my last posting, problem solved as follows;

edit /etc/inittab
changing
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:5:initdefault:
done

rebooting PC, GUI login screen started.

But I still can't find out the cause of the
problem encountered.

Anyway lot of thanks for your advice and
time spent.

B.R.
satimis