KDE won't start automatically

Treovo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 88

After having emerged -u world, messed up a bit the conf files by randomly typing numbers between 1 and 3 while running etc-update :lol:

I can't get KDE to start automatically after boot time.

I've set up correctly the rc.conf file:

dark_priest · Apprentice Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Posts: 227 Location: NL

tried

Treovo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 88

Here is the output of

Tolstoi · l33t Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 678

I have the same problem with Gnome. After that I'll run rc-update del xdm default and when I repeat the rc-update add xdm default I end up with a terrible XFree login window which takes me to xterm, I think.
In xterm there's only a black screen and nearly nothing else to do except
logging out, or a system log and two other options.
Another frustrating thing is that when I manage to type gdm to get to the login screen the response is that only root wants to use gdm. I have to login as root.
Should I remove XFree and Gnome and install them again? By the way, what is xscreensaver good for?

Treovo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 88

Dunno about Gnome. I wouldn't install it again. This must be a config problem, just like me

Still do not have a clue how to get KDE start automatically...

Help!!
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Tolstoi · l33t Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 678

Well, I feel a bit foolish about this - but I just found out today from a site that you just have to remove the # from the lines

Displaymanager=gdm
and
Xsession=Gnome

I didn't realize all the time that # before these lines was preventing the rc to work :oops:

Treovo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 88

Here am I again

Since my last post a lot of things have changed on my machine, nearly all softwares have been upgraded, I have a newer kernel version, a nice wireless flat keyboard...but one thing stays the same: console login.

Well kdm starts, the chosen wallpaper is displayed, as well as the logos and names of the users etc... But as soon as I've typed my password and pressed on enter, the screen resolution changes and I need to login again this time in console mode and type again my password followed by startx to start my kde and x session again.

Any idea of what's happening?
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reasonant · n00b Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 41 Location: Irvine CA

I am reluctant to suggest this as it seems to obvious - but I have been driven crazy by obvious problems before...

Have you selected the right session type in kdm - it sounds like you have something other than kde selected and you are logging into some sort of window manager then launching kde from that.

Treovo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 88

Good try but I've already selected KDM as the login manager.
Thanks for the post anyway

Here is an extract of rc.conf:

Treovo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 88

Still not solved...

I can login with kdm but I then it looks like kdm starts XWM instead of KDE because I have to type "startkde"..to start kde.

Note that XDM will lauch KDE automatically after login.

I've been browsing the web for a solution, saw a few problems related to runlevels, gdm, and rc.conf files, but I can't figure out what's wrong and how to fix it.
C'mon there should be someone knowing that....

I've been waiting for a fix since July...yes, July.... :cry:

Thanks for your help!
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smartlp · n00b Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 1

I have the same problem. Everything works fine when I login as root, but when I login as a user, I am taken to an xterminal were I have to type startkde to get it KDE running.

The presence of an .xinitrc with "exec startkde" or "startkde" does not seem to make a difference.