Also, try typing switchdesk [tab] at the command line, there should be
options for switchdesk_kde, and switchdesk_gnome.
Fran
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> From: Warren Doney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE
> Date: 13 February 2000 01:45
>
> like you can get to text mode with "linux 3" @ lilo prompt
> you can get to X login with "linux 5" & choose your windowmanager. have
you
> tried "mouseconfig" or whatever its called yet? Type "setup" @ command
> prompt. BTW, you might be able to choose desk With "setup" too - can't
> recall.....
>
> -WBD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Benjamin Sher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 9:17 AM
> Subject: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE
>
>
> >
> > Using Mandrake 6.1
> >
> >
> > I am typing to you from Pine in the Console.
> >
> > I have been having endless problems with my mouse.
> >
> > I thought I would try testing it in Gnome. Well, it's even worse in
Gnome.
> > In KDE, my mouse lasts about 5 to 10 minutes. In Gnome, it dies almost
> > instantly. And now, when I try in xterm (in Gnome) to switch back and I
> > type "switchdesk" to get into KDE, I cannot even do that. After typing
> > "switchdesk" and trying to move my mouse over to the Switchdesk utility
> > screen, my mouse dies on me before I even have a chance to click on the
> > "KDE" or "Another Level" option. I am forever stuck in Gnome.
> >
> > How do I get into KDE or Another Level from the console in a situation
> > like this. If I type "startx", I am taken right back into Gnome. Sounds
> > like a vicious circle.
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > Benjamin and Anna Sher
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sher's Russian Web
> > http://www.websher.net
> >
>
