[kde-linux] Display problem on Mandriva Linux, startkde won't start

[Amaral, Meisi (Cont, ARL/SLAD)]

Hi, Anne:
Thank you for the tips. Your assumption is right. I am actually managing
to launch Mandriva, just not in GUI. 

I see lilo at boot time, I tried hit Esc, then type "linux noapic
noapic", it shows GUI Mandriva Linux logo then crashed with "Xset:
unable to open display". 

I tried as root type "export DISPLAY=":0.0", then echo $DISPLAY shows
":0.0". When I type "startkde" is still complain 
Startkde:starting up....
Xmodmap: unable to open display ':0.0', 
startkde shutting down, 
klauncher:exiting on signal 1,
startkde:Done.

XFDrake didn't work either. 

One the same system I have windows XP on it and it works fine on
display. My monitor is plug & play monitor, I have two Display adapters
128MB ATI RADEON x600SE. Maybe I shouldn't set it to :0.0, but I don't
know what else to set. 

Any suggestion will be great help, Thanks, 

Meisi




-----Original Message-----
From: Anne Wilson [mailto:cannewilson at tiscali.co.uk] 
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 5:27 PM
To: For people using KDE on Linux with related questions/problems
Subject: Re: [kde-linux] start KDE on Mandriva Linux

On Monday 31 July 2006 21:39, Amaral, Meisi (Cont, ARL/SLAD) wrote:
> Thank you for your response.
>
> When install Mandriva Linux 2006 from CDs, I check the feature:
> "set up your computer to automatically login one user", I also choose
> KDE to run as window manager. I don't know if there is a separate
> package (preferable free download) that I need to install for KDE on
top
> of Mandriva. When I reboot after install Mandriva Linux, I saw /kde
when
> do "ls -la". I also saw $DISPLAY not set scroll up when start up. I
> don't know which init file that I have to plug in for startkde and
> $DISPLAY.
>
Meisi, first, I assume that you are actually managing to launch
Mandriva, but 
just in text mode, so first try typing 'startkde'.  If that's the only 
problem you can change the default to make it happen every time, using
one of 
the 'drake' guis - I can't remember the name, but if necessary I'll try
to 
find it for you tomorrow (I only have one Mandriva installation at the 
moment, and it's not in regular use).

If it doesn't work, it's likely that you have a display problem.  It may
be 
that your graphics card or monitor are not set up properly, or it may be
that 
they are unusable without extra instructions to the kernel, so the next
thing 
I'd try would be to reboot, and when the lilo screen comes up (giving
you the 
choice of boots) hit Esc, then type 'linux noapic nolapic'.  If that
starts 
kde as you expect you will need to add that into the append line of 
lilo.conf, then, as root, run 'lilo'.

I'd be inclined to bet on that one.  I have to do it on some of my
boxes.

Finally, the drakes are good guis, and they can be used from the text
console 
as well, so try 'XFDrake' - I may be remembering the capitalisation
wrongly, 
so you may have to experiment.  That should help you make sure that you
have 
the right settings for both graphics card and monitor.

HTH

Anne