Re: Problem with "startx"

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On Tuesday 18 Jan 2005 14:06, Pierre Pastor wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When I work at level 3 on a computer running FC3, all is OK: my home
> directory stays on another FC3 box and is exported by NFS.
> But when I want to swap at level 5 in X environment by typing "startx",
> the blue screen stays frozen and the only thing I can do is to kill the
> session.
> The problem disappears if I install my home directory on the local
> computer.
>
> Has someone the same problem ?
>
> Pierre

Have you ever run in graphical mode from boot-up?
startx looks for files created in your home directory that are automatically 
placed there by some of the level 5 scripts the first time you boot up in 
graphical mode and log in.
Try
#startkde
or
#startgnome
instead.
-- 
Tony Dietrich
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The major sin is the sin of being born.
  -- Samuel Beckett


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