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Today's Topics:

1. Gnome and Kde problem (jpgrdnr@softhome.net)
2. Re: Gnome and Kde problem (Nils Philippsen)

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Message: 1 Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 10:48:16 -0700 From: jpgrdnr@softhome.net Subject: Gnome and Kde problem To: fedora-desktop-list@redhat.com Message-ID: courier.406DA760.00002648@softhome.net Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"

Unable to start gnome or kde(as of Fedora Core Test 2). I get the startup "Fedora Core" without the icons and then a freeze (I am still able to Ctrl Alt Bkspace to the prompt). I've looked at the logs and have problems with the Alsa driver and the esound. I had gnome problems since RH 9. With Fedora Core 1 I could start kde by using gdm in root and then logging into root with the session being kde. Kde no longer works with this method.

Would a reinstall be a good recommend as opposed to an update? I'm running a Athlon XP1600+ /w 512 mgs ram, FX5600 (an Abit Siluro 256mb version) although I have gotten x to work (I dont see it being the video card)

Any troubleshooting suggestions would be great because I have an IBM R40 and FC T2 rocks on it!

Jon

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Message: 2 Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 22:18:40 +0200 From: Nils Philippsen nphilipp@redhat.com Subject: Re: Gnome and Kde problem To: Discussions about development for the Fedora desktop fedora-desktop-list@redhat.com Message-ID: 1080937119.2492.1.camel@gibraltar.stuttgart.redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain

On Fri, 2004-04-02 at 19:48, jpgrdnr@softhome.net wrote:

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Unable to start gnome or kde(as of Fedora Core Test 2). I get the startup "Fedora Core" without the icons and then a freeze (I am still able to Ctrl Alt Bkspace to the prompt). I've looked at the logs and have problems with the Alsa driver and the esound. I had gnome problems since RH 9. With Fedora Core 1 I could start kde by using gdm in root and then logging into root with the session being kde. Kde no longer works with this method.

Would a reinstall be a good recommend as opposed to an update? I'm running a Athlon XP1600+ /w 512 mgs ram, FX5600 (an Abit Siluro 256mb version) although I have gotten x to work (I dont see it being the video card)

Are you by chance using the nvidia supplied binary only drivers?

BTW, your question might be better suited for fedora-test-list.

Nils

 Nils Philippsen    /    Red Hat    /    nphilipp@redhat.com

I've tried both the nv and nvidia drivers respectively and haven't noticed a changed other than in performance. Started posting to the other mailing list.

I'm just wondering about some method to go about this, beyond looking at the logfiles.

Jon