Michael, I had something very similar just recently when I tried to upgrade to kde3. I use gnome, but wanted to have a look at what kde3 was like. I'm using Mandrake 8.1
Unwisely I did a nodeps install because I couldn't be bothered dealing with the depedencies. I just installed everything from the kde3 ftp directory. I have now learned my lesson about nodeps... Firstly kde3 wouldn't start properly, and secondly it munted gnome. Gnome would start, but was very slow in starting, and sawfish wouldn't start at all. I managed to resolve this by getting rid of all the kde3 and associated new rpms, moving my .gnome and .sawfish user directories, and logging in again. This fixed everything up. Not very scientific, but it worked. Not sure if this helps, but maybe a similar cause? Julian > I run Redhat 7.2. Whenever I login (run level 3) and startx, gnome > appears to load up but I end up with a blank blue screen without any > icons etc - absolutely nothing. I can crash back into level 3 without > a problem using the keyboard. > > I really need to know what's failing, I got an error message the very > first time it happened but like the pro I am I ignored it and now I > don't get it anymore. Where do I find the log that the errors are > sent to? > > This fault ocurred out of the blue - there was no reason, like cold > reboot, to blame. Basically I want to resurrect the machine without > having to reinstall Redhat all over again. > > Regards, > Michael. > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------- Seradigm - Knowledge Management Julian Carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph (03) 332 2147 cell 021 684 147 www.seradigm.com ----------------------------------------------------
