Re: [gentoo-user] can anyone please help me with gnome?

[Unknown <drjoms@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 13:35 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:57:13 +0000
> Unknown wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 12:17 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> > > follow the instructions which are to start X with
> > > 
> > > 
> > > /etc/init.d/xdm start
> > > 
> > > then report back
> > > 
> > You are gonna laugh, out put of "/etc/init.d/xdm start" was - "starting
> > GDM", well probably i did a stupid thing somewhere letting gdm coming
> > over XDM but, i didnt do that on purpose - first, second i am using
> > "pure" X right now by executing xinit, .xinitrc file has only "xterm" i
> > have feeling it can help somehow...
> > Do you want me to change topic somehow?
> 
> 
> /etc/init.d/xdm is the gentoo init script for X. It does NOT necessarily start xdm, it starts what you have specified in $DISPLAYMANAGER, which
> is set in /etc/rc.conf
> 
> Therefore gdm starting is probably the correct result fo rrunning
> /etc/init.d/xdm start
> 
> OK so once you have started gdm in the correct manner, does it work?
> 
> 
it does, it asks me for user and password, and if i set those 2 correct
and mention that i need "gnome session" - than problems happen.
Gnome is started, i can see gentoo splash screen and thats the place
where it hangs...
> -- 
> Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>
> 

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