[wplug] X respawning too fast?

[techmike]

Nope, don't think your missing much..  Already reconfigged with no luck..

I can login using KDM and GDM, but XDM just returns back to the command
prompt..

Think I'm just going to completely reinstall this bad boy..  Trying to
make a learning experience of fixin it..

-mike

-----Original Message-----
From: "Vanco, Don" <don.vanco at agilysys.com>
To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:18:41 -0400
Subject: RE: [wplug] X respawning too fast?

> Have you tried running "redhat-config-xfree86 --reconfig"??
> 
> I dunno if this will fix things with the login daemon or not.
> 
> >and with just kdm I was able to logon using KDE..  Not the 
> >usual graphical logon screen though..
> 	This is confusing the crap out of me - kdm _is_ the graphical
> login screen.  What happens when you type "kdm"?  What happens when you
> run "xdm" or "gdm"?  Red hat does not have a "usual login screen" -
> there is a script in /etc/X11 called "prefdm" (or something like that)
> that looks at what your default desktop is and launches one of the 3
> daemons based on that preference......
> 
> >-bash: /usr/bin/which: Input/output error
> 	...well, that's pretty bad....  Has this machine been "seriously
> f-ed with" by anyone?
> 
> 	...sorry, perhaps I am missing part of this thread....
> 
> Don
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org 
> >[mailto:wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org] On 
> >Behalf Of techmike
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:54 PM
> >To: General user list
> >Subject: RE: [wplug] X respawning too fast?
> >
> >
> >Well here is the output of startkde:
> >
> >xsetroot:  unable to open display ''
> >xrdb: Can't open display ''
> >xset:  unable to open display ""
> >xset:  unable to open display ""
> >xset:  unable to open display ""
> >startkde: Starting up...
> >INIT: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> >ksplash: cannot connect to X server
> >kdeinit: Aborting. $DISPLAY is not set.
> >Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
> >ksmserver: cannot connect to X server
> >startkde: Shutting down...
> >Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
> >Error: Can't contact kdeinit!
> >startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
> >startkde: Done.
> >
> >
> >and then...  
> >
> >[root at SS5 root]# which kdm
> >-bash: /usr/bin/which: Input/output error
> >
> >and with just kdm I was able to logon using KDE..  Not the 
> >usual graphical
> >logon screen though..
> >
> >-mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: "Poyner, Brandon" <bpoyner at ccac.edu>
> >To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
> >Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:23:22 -0400
> >Subject: RE: [wplug] X respawning too fast?
> >
> >> What init is trying to do is start a display manager, which in turns
> >> starts X.  The display manager is what provides you with a 
> >login screen
> >> and allows clients to connect to the X server, where as just doing a
> >> 'startx' will simply run X as the current user.  What happens if you
> >> type 'which kdm' and also a 'kdm'?
> >> 
> >> Brandon Poyner
> >> Network Engineer II
> >> CCAC - College Office
> >> 412-237-3086
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: techmike [mailto:mikeslists at access995.com] 
> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:11 PM
> >> To: General user list
> >> Subject: RE: [wplug] X respawning too fast?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Hrm, RH9 here..
> >> 
> >> /etc/sysconfig/desktop contains
> >> DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"
> >> 
> >> At the risk of sounding dumb, what is the correct command to launch
> >> KDE?
> >> 
> >> If it is /usr/bin/share/kdeinit as I guessed then it too does
> nothing
> >> when
> >> run.
> >> 
> >> -Mike
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: "Poyner, Brandon" <bpoyner at ccac.edu>
> >> To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
> >> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:51:12 -0400
> >> Subject: RE: [wplug] X respawning too fast?
> >> 
> >> > What distribution are you using?  If it's Redhat/Fedora you should
> >> have
> >> > a file /etc/sysconfig/desktop that defines your preferred display
> >> > manager (gnome, kde, or xdm).  If that file is missing or doesn't
> >> have
> >> > a
> >> > correct DISPLAYMANAGER defined then /etc/X11/prefdm will 
> >exit without
> >> > doing anything.  You could also try running gdm, kde, or xdm
> direct
> >> > from
> >> > the command line.  That's all that prefdm really does anyway, find
> >> your
> >> > preferred manager and start it.
> >> > 
> >> > Brandon Poyner
> >> > Network Engineer II
> >> > CCAC - College Office
> >> > 412-237-3086
> >> 
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