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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: GDM Respawning
From:       "John P. Verel" <jverel () home ! com>
Date:       2001-05-27 0:44:16
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Don't know if "linux -s" works, but "linux single" works for me.
On 05/26/01, 04:31:00PM -0500, Anthony W. Marino wrote:
> I did what you mentioned, however, I didn't see any specific instructions
> for enabling a text login.  I did get to the lilo prompt (after "Ctrl-X"
> during boot) where I entered "linux -s".  I didn't get to login at all since
> when it's get's to that point it flashes.
> 
> Anthony
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kde-user-request@lists.netcentral.net
> [mailto:kde-user-request@lists.netcentral.net]On Behalf Of John P. Verel
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 1:01 PM
> To: KDE User List
> Subject: Re: GDM Respawning
> 
> 
> Did you change to the lilo text login screen, rather that the graphical
> screen?
> John
> On 05/26/01, 09:50:56AM -0500, Anthony W. Marino wrote:
> > It didn't work.
> > I did what you said and when I look at the "prefdm" script noticed that
> the
> > "KDE2" location was incorrect (it said: /usr/lib/KDE2/bin/kdm but was:
> > /usr/bin/kdm) so I corrected that as well.  When I rebooted I ended up
> with
> > the same error message:  According to /var/run/gdm.pid its already running
> > (999) but seems to be mysteriously murdered.
> >
> > What's next, I'm in critical need of a fix soon.
> >
> > Thank You,
> > Anthony
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kde-user-request@lists.netcentral.net
> > [mailto:kde-user-request@lists.netcentral.net]On Behalf Of John P. Verel
> > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 5:21 PM
> > To: KDE User List
> > Subject: Re: GDM Respawning
> >
> >
> > At the LILO prompt, type "linux single" (no quotes).  You should boot to
> > a console where you can do stuff.  gdm is your Gnome Display Manager,
> > which handles your X login.  In Red Hat, your display manager choice is
> > set in the script /etc/X11/prefdm.  If you run KDE full time, you may
> > wish to use the KDE login manager.  Look at the script, which is pretty
> > straight forward.
> >
> > John
> > On 05/25/01, 11:25:01AM -0500, Anthony W. Marino wrote:
> > > My screen flashes text about mysteriously murdered gdm. I can't get into
> > my
> > > system to login.  I'm running RH 7 and kernel 2.42.
> > > Any suggestions would be Appreciated, thank you!
> > >
> > > Anthony
> > -
> > John P. Verel
> > Norwalk, CT
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