I was thinking that your .xsession-errors file might contain a clue, but that doesn't come into play until you log in, I think...
It IS possible that there's something specific to gdm and X 4.2.0 that's causing the problem. Because a file hasn't changed doesn't mean that something within it can't cause a problem with a new program. When you issue startx from the command line, nothing in gdm affects X and it works for you. Entering runlevel 5 and using gdm causes you a problem. It seems logical that the problem is within gdm. I rather doubted fonts and the config file (unless whatever command invokes gdm specifies a config file that has a problem within it), but threw them out as potential problem areas. The key here is that startx works fine, gdm doesn't. It might be worth trying another GUI login manager to see if the problem persists. If it does, you're back to square one. Previously, Net Llama chose to write: > All of the files in /etc/X11/gdm (including gdmrc) have not been changed > in nearly a year. I just wish I had more of an error to go on than just > that stupid respawning one. > > --- Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can you try xdm or maybe update gdm? Maybe something's wrong with gdm > > (as I > > grasp for another straw...) > > > > Is there anything wierd in you gdmrc file (if it exists -- I use kdm > > and it > > has a kdmrc file)? > > ===== > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com > > . > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above > URL. -- Caldera eWorkstation 3.1, kernel 2.4.9, KDE 2.2.1, Xfree86 4.1.0 _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
