If you run the command "startx > output.txt 2>&1" and mail me the contents of output.txt, I can help you debug it. The problem is that there are just so many things that could possibly be wrong.
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Tom Scola - Feb 22, 2007 10:28:17 am PST #667 of 25496
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Gudanov - Feb 22, 2007 11:04:44 am PST #668 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
You could try reconfiguring xorg.
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
Select the resolutions you want and try startx again.
If it doesn't work, then you can undo the changes with
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Dunno if it will help, probably won't, but it's worth a shot since you can undo it pretty easily.
Shoot, Ubuntu has been solid for me, but I don't know if Kubuntu is as solid.
esse - Feb 22, 2007 11:37:32 am PST #669 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
thanks guys, I'll try to do that soon. I'm surprised, because I'd heard great things about this build, so.
Gudanov - Feb 22, 2007 11:42:37 am PST #670 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
Kubuntu 6.10?
Is this a case of it not working after install or distribution upgrade? Or is it a case of everything working okay and then just stopping?
esse - Feb 22, 2007 4:21:34 pm PST #671 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Everything was working okay, and just recently it stopped, for no apparent reason. I'd been using Kubuntu for about a month before this happened.
Daisy Jane - Feb 22, 2007 6:04:07 pm PST #672 of 25496
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Can anyone remind me of the cool Mac sites? Mr. Jane just got his first Apple. (We're going to take pictures later for the scrapbook).
Eddie - Feb 22, 2007 6:10:38 pm PST #673 of 25496
Your tag here.
SA, this sounds like your issue [link] .
For starters, try creating another user account and see if you can log in with that. If so, then I'd try what the link suggests and delete your dot-kde files in your home directory (the article talks about deleting the dot-gnome files, but this is kubuntu) (or at least move them elsewhere) then login.
esse - Feb 23, 2007 3:45:41 am PST #674 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Thanks, eddie. I'll give that a try and report back.
DJ, I'm not sure what you mean by cool mac sites, but here's a couple of good reference pages for good/essential mac software.
and my personal favorite, open source mac: [link]
Daisy Jane - Feb 23, 2007 5:39:04 am PST #675 of 25496
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Yep. Exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks SA!
lori - Feb 26, 2007 10:33:57 am PST #676 of 25496
Hey there. Get to order a new cellphone for work, and these are the choices I'm picking from:
Blackberry Pearl
Blackberry 8700c
Treo 680
Blackberry 8703e
Razr V3
Treo 700p
I have an old Motorola T720 now, and had a Palm Tungsten T3 which I kinda liked, but managed to kill with a bad memory card. I seem to be living okay without the Palm, so I'm not really tied to getting a Treo to get Palm stuff back. Also, doesn't matter if I get a cameraphone or not. But I am all about getting whatever smartphone hookup I can.
I haven't paid any attention to Crackberry developments or even had anything with email access, but that Pearl sure looks pretty slick.
Opinions, recommendations?
t eta Is it worth holding out for the iPhone, or is that likely doomed to backorders and growing pains for awhile?