I have a linux install, just a few days old, and already I broke it. As much as I'd like to blame the program, I know in the end, its my ignorance thats the problem. So i need help.
I have Suse 9.3 professional, and am running KDE.
I logged in as root to copy some files from my Windows partition to my linux one and I got a prompt to configure my Monitor. I decided to do it. Within Yast I set the monitor to Vesa 1280x1024 @ 75 htz. I was unaware of my model # so i figured this would do. It told me I needed to restart before the changes took place. A little later, after the restart, KDE no longer loaded. Instead of getting the regular GUI login screen, I was taken to the command prompt linux login. It seems to function (as far as my inexperienced status can tell). I tried logging in as both root, and my user account and running the command "startkde".
This of course doesnt work, and it complains
kdeinit: $display not set
This is the second time I have had this very problem in the last week. I know i'm doing something wrong. I'm not a tinkeror, I just want a working Linux box. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
btw, in my /etc/sysconfig "displaymanager" file,it is set to DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm".
this is my first linux os, and my command line experience is very small. Any help will have to be lamens.
-cptfishstick
Sunday, April 28th 2024, 7:26am
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