Re: help, i'm a newbie

2003-11-25 Thread Chris Readle
I think what's needed here is to edit your .xinit file (it should be in your home directory) and add a line such as "exec startkde" or "exec wmaker" to the end of the file. That should start up the desired window manager for you. chris --- dillon ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that didn't see

Re: help, i'm a newbie

2003-11-25 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Please don't top-post, and a carriage return every 70 characters or so of text wouldn't go amiss either. dillon ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > that didn't seem to help much or i'm doing something terribly > wrong. i did try to reconfigure x-server and went to xdesktop to > choose default desk

Re: help, i'm a newbie

2003-11-25 Thread dillon ross
that didn't seem to help much or i'm doing something terribly wrong. i did try to reconfigure x-server and went to xdesktop to choose default desktop (no other config opts.). when i run startx i get blank screen akin. typing afterstep at the command prompt gives the error msg. "can't open displa