Hi Chris, Thanks for your advice.
- snip - > > Everything you find in /etc has to do with configuration files, not > executables. > > Have a look at the file system: > http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_intro/sect_03_01.html > scroll down to section 3.1/3.2. You get better at finding stuff if you > know where to look. Noted with thanks > Gnome is started by /usr/bin/gnome-session. On the command line you type > "startx /usr/bin/gnome-session" . Login 'Failsafe gnome" as USER # startx /usr/bin/gnome-session .... .... please report problem to [EMAIL PROTECTED] xlib:connnection to ":0.0" refused by server xlib:Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIT-1 key giving up xinit:unable to connect to Xsession xinit:No such process (error 3): Server error # ls -l /usr/bin/ | grep gnome-session # ls -l /usr/bin/ | grep Gnome-session both no printout # ls -l /usr/bin/ | grep session lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35 Dec 19 15:12 x-session-manager -> / etc/alternatives/x-session-manager # ls -l /usr/bin/ | grep gnome -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 205740 Sep 14 2002 gnome-about -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16172 Sep 30 21:34 gnome-bug -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 19268 Sep 30 21:34 gnome-doc -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4324 Sep 30 21:34 gnome-dump-metadata -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5968 Sep 14 2002 gnome-edit -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 40024 Jun 18 2003 gnome-font-install -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4532 Sep 30 21:34 gnome-gen-mimedb -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16296 Sep 14 2002 gnome-hint -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 9932 Sep 14 2002 gnome-hint-properties-capplet -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 929 Sep 30 21:34 gnome-mkstub -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 17420 Sep 30 21:34 gnome-moz-remote -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 25236 Sep 30 21:34 gnome-name-service -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4196 Oct 25 16:50 gnome-open -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8416 Sep 30 21:34 gnome_segv -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5048 Oct 24 22:27 gnomevfs-cat -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4604 Oct 24 22:27 gnomevfs-copy -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5984 Oct 24 22:27 gnomevfs-info -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5132 Oct 24 22:27 gnomevfs-ls -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5708 Oct 24 22:27 gnomevfs-mkdir # locate gnome-session No printout # find .-name gnome-session find: .-name: No such file or directory find: gnome-session: No such file or directory # find -name gnome-session No printout Can't locate 'gnome-session' B.R. Stephen Remark: KDE can be started without problem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
