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unilx

Member

From: Fredericton,Canada

Registered: 2009-10-01

Posts: 183

Kde login problem

I just reinstalled arch and I'm having a little trouble with the login.My system boots to the login screen alright but when i enter my user name and password a command prompt comes up and i have to enter startkde.The only thing i did
differently on this install was the method i used to auto-start kde,instead of adding kdm to the daemons array in /etc/rc.conf I edited the /etc/inittab file.I set inittab back to its default setting and added kdm to the daemons array and
still no change.Any help with this problem would be appreciated so i don't have to format again.
BTW.If i shut the command-line down I'm taken back to the login screen

Last edited by unilx (2011-02-11 00:48:38)

JokerBoy

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From: România

Registered: 2009-09-24

Posts: 641

Re: Kde login problem

please provide /etc/inittab and ~/.dmrc

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unilx

Member

From: Fredericton,Canada

Registered: 2009-10-01

Posts: 183

Re: Kde login problem

My ~/.drmc is empty but here is my inittab

#
# /etc/inittab
#

#  Runlevels:
#    0    Halt
#    1(S)       Single-user
#    2    Not used
#    3    Multi-user
#    4    Not used
#    5    X11
#    6    Reboot

## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
 id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
#id:5:initdefault:

rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p

# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty6 linux

# Hypervisor Virtual Console for Xen and KVM
#h0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 hvc0 linux

ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now

# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >/dev/null 2>&1

JokerBoy

Member

From: România

Registered: 2009-09-24

Posts: 641

Re: Kde login problem

it's a lil hard to me to understand what "auto-start kde method" have you used. "/etc/rc.d/kdm restart" works?

have you tried to edit your inittab like this and then reboot?

...
# Boot to console
#id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
id:5:initdefault:
...
# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >/dev/null 2>&1

Last edited by JokerBoy (2011-02-11 01:17:58)

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