Re: GDM troubles. . .

I got it working by changeing the /etc/blah/xdm/Xsession gnome bit, to 
gnome-session. Thanks, though. :-)



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>Alex Harris wrote:
>>I'm trying to use gdm on my slackware 9.0 system and I'm having an awful 
>>lot of trouble. I can get gnome to load with no problems if I use startx. 
>>But if I try to use gdm, it won't load anything but failsafe gnome and 
>>xterm.
>>
>>The Gnome file in my /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/ directory contains the entry:
>>
>>/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession gnome-session
>>
>>It did have just gnome, but I added the session bit on a suggestion from 
>>the linuxquestions.org forum. Needless to say, it doesn't work. What other 
>>configuration files should I use? What other options do I have? I tried 
>>XDM, and it does exactly the same thing.
>>
>>It's got to be something with the Display Manager since startx works just 
>>fine. . .
>>
>>Anyone have any ideas?
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>1: You can try to launch your "GDM Configurator" and set a new type of 
>Session named "Gnome" or "gnome". See files under /etc/X11/xdm/ or 
>/etc/X11/gdm/ or /etc/X11 to know Caps or not. Maybee this session as been 
>destroyed by any bad manipulation...
>
>2: Generaly, Sessions are set in /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession file, but this file 
>can have other files to run for setting session. Analyse this file (and its 
>atachments) to see if the "gnome" (or "Gnome") session is set.
>
>3: You can verify if the Xsession file can be set the sessions by the 
>.xsession file placed in you home directory.
>
>NB: To launch a gnome session, the cmd to exec is "gnome-session", so you 
>can try to grep this cmd in your /etc/X11 directory recursivly to know 
>aproximativly where launch cmd is set.
>
>Not sure if my response will help you... ;) May the force be with you.
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