Glenn English composed on 2015-10-04 18:14 (UTC-0600): > I disabled XDM (sure is nice to have text config files) and rebooted. It > came up at a regular login prompt, and no error messages. startx took a > *very* long time -- said it couldn't find the hostname (something like > that) -- but it eventually started XFCE. And the messages were back.
> Something I forgot to mention: When XFCE starts and I open a terminal, the > terminal comes up right away, but it takes a long time (30+ seconds, it > feels like) to display the prompt. Do you have an entry in /etc/hosts matching your actual IP to the content in /etc/hostname when you observe this delay? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
