xdm problem: xrdb hangs, except for root

(Trying again with xdm in the Subject. If this doesn't attract any ideas, I guess I'll have to trash major parts of the installation and try again or use something else.) Hi gang! Can anybody help me with this conundrum? I have a hamm installation with a 2.0... kernel on a Toshiba 4080 XCDT, and

Re: xdm problem: xrdb hangs, except for root

Tony: Suggestions: Try posting this to an X-Windows discussion group, eg: news:comp.os.linux.x, as well. It's rather specific to that issue. Simplify the problem. Try running X, xrdb, etc., without the intervention of xdm. 'startx' from the console command line. I personally don't use an X

xrdb hangs--except for root

Hi gang! Can anybody help me with this conundrum? I have a hamm installation on a Toshiba 4080 XCDT, and I installed XFree86 3.3.5 to get the vid driver for it. (BTW the last thing I was doing before I started spending all my time on this problem was trying to install Corel WP8, which was