Re: X configuration (amd64)



On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:13:14 -0500
Aaron Stromas <passogiau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 1/3/06, Jim Seymour <bluejay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 02, 2006 at 06:06:42PM -0500, Aaron Stromas wrote:
> > > On 1/2/06, Jim Seymour <bluejay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Jan 02, 2006 at 12:49:35PM -0500, Aaron Stromas wrote:
> > > > > Greetings,
> > > > >
> > > > > I've installed amd64 etch and moved on to setting up X. I got iver
> > the
> > > > > nVidia card hurdle and run
> > > > >
> > > > > apt-get install x-window-system
> > > > > apt-get install gnome
> > > > > apt-get install kde
> > > > >
> > > > > (trying to avoid restarting the gnome vs. kde flames :))
> > > > >
> > > > > X starts fine using both GNOME and KDE, the login screen collects
> > > > > password, I get the spalsh screen and it shows the first load step
> > > > > (?), i.e. the icon the debian sqauare with the caption "Window
> > > > > Manager" but it stops there, no additional loads happen. If I click
> > on
> > > > > the icon, the square disappers and I'm lef with the background. If I
> > > > > kill X, kdm/gdm will restart it. If I leave it alone, the screen
> > saver
> > > > > kicks in. Seems to me that the window manager fails to load. Any
> > > > > suggestions what I should check? TIA,
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Aaron,
> > > >
> > > > Two possibilities come to mind. If you have a firewall setup that
> > > > happens to be blocking loopback connections then the GUI will not
> > load.
> > > > Another one that happened to me had to do with a directory that had
> > the
> > > > wrong permissions and would only let me log in as root. Have you tried
> > > > logging into KDE/Gnome as root? I forgot which directory it was.

might be /tmp

chmod +t /tmp solved a similar problem for me a few months back.

> > > >
> > > > HTH,
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hi Jim,
> > >
> > > There might be something to it. I did not install any firewalls, as my
> > > router only NATs a few essential ports. I can't login to GUI, as GUI
> > > login disabled by default, so I don' think it's a good test, is it?
> > > Which port on the loopback server should I test? Any idea?
> > >
> >
> > Not sure Aaron. I did find this item in the Debian-user archive. I don't
> > think it is the answer to your issue though. Worth a read just as
> > well:-)
> >
> > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2000/05/msg03680.html
>
>
> Read it. It's not :) I forgot to mention that even before I installed
> display manager and just used startx it hang in the same way. I suspect the
> window manager fails to start but can't see why and where to look for clues.

anything pertinent in /var/log/Xorg.0.log

or

/var/log/gdm/0:log


A
>
> -a
>
> Later,
> >
> > Jim Seymour
> >
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