you could try switching to, i thing user level 3 and then creating an .xinitrc file, entering the window manager of choice, mine being enlightenment. then from the prompt just enter startx. just a thought. slr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Cernek" To: "Plug-Discuss@Lists. Plug. Phoenix. Az. Us" Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 9:42 AM Subject: RH7.2 & Radeon 7500 troubles > I'm running RH7.2 and I got a new toy -- a Radeon 7500. Realizing that just > plugging in the new board would cause the xserver I was using to choke, I > set the xserver up as plain-vanilla VGA before the switch. Choked anyway. > Re-installed RH7.2 (scratch -- reformatted the drive) and it choked while > trying to set up the X configuration. Did some poking around and found that > the 7500 *should* be supported by XFree86 4.2.0. OK. Downloaded 4.2.0, > reinstalled RH7.2, skipped the X-configuration, ran the Xinstall script and > vola! startx produced twm as the window manager. OK. Ran gdm or kdm to try > to get to the selection of a window manager. Login screen came up properly, > but any attempt to change the display manager to kde or gnome was ignored -- > still comes up in twm. Now, during the Xinstall script I was asked a bunch > of questions about changing links (or not), the answers to most of these of > which I am totally clueless. I suspect the problem lies here. I tried both > extremes -- change nothing -- change everything -- still no success, or even > a hint of success. Any guidance appreciated. > > Thanks, Ed. > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >