On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 08:02:03PM +0100, George B. wrote: > Having read #290977 I installed xfce 4.2.1 from experimental, but I > could not get it to start. After logging in (using WDM) I get a black > screen and then Xserver restarts after a few seconds. I also tried > using startxfce4 at the terminal, but no luck. :-(
> This is the only error message I could find (from .xsession-errors and > also it was returned when I tried to start with startxfce4): > --- > xfce4-session: Unable to load failsafe session, exiting. Please check > the value of the environment variable XDG_CONFIG_DIRS > and make sure that it includes the following path: > /etc/xdg > The application 'xfce-mcs-manager' lost its connection to the display > :0.0; > most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed > the application. > --- > I was not sure what severity to go for, so I went for normal (as it is > an experimental package) :-) Please change if necessary. But if you read this: > ii gtk2-engines-xfce 2.1.10-1 A GTK+-2.0 theme engine for Xfce > ii xfce4-mcs-plugins 4.0.6-1 Special modules for the > xfce4-mcs- > ii xfce4-panel 4.0.6-1 The Xfce4 desktop environment > pane > ii xfce4-session 0.1.3+20031213-5 XFce4 Session Manager > ii xfce4-themes 4.0.6-1 Theme files for Xfce4 > ii xfce4-utils 4.0.6-1 Various tools for XFce > ii xfdesktop4 4.0.6-1 Provides desktop background and > ro > ii xffm4 4.0.6-1 File manager for the Xfce4 > desktop > ii xffm4-icons 4.0.0.final-1 Icons for xffm4, the FM of XFce4 > ii xfwm4 4.0.6-1 window manager of the XFce > project > ii xfwm4-themes 4.0.0.final-2 Theme files for xfwm4 You see you don't really have 4.2.x installed. So I'm a bit confused as to exactly what you have upgraded. Simon. -- UK based domain, email and web hosting ***/ <Nanar> quitte vi avec /* http://www.blackcatnetworks.co.uk/ **/ :q!<jipe> c quoi ce smiley /** [EMAIL PROTECTED] */ ? /*** Black Cat Networks / -- #mandrakefr /**** -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
