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Month: September 2011

Re: [trinity-users] Trinity on newer Dell

From: "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:53:21 -0500
> On 09/28/11 16:33, Peter Laws wrote:
>> On 09/28/11 15:56, Timothy Pearson wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> This might be related to a feature that was added a couple of weeks ago.
>>> Try editing your /etc/trinity/kdm/kdmrc (or kdmdistrc file if it is
present) and edit this line:
>>> WindowManager=kwin
>>> to read
>>> WindowManager=
>>>
>>> If the WindowManager=<something> line is not present then add it in
the [X-*-Greeter] section of the file.
>>>
>>> Reboot and try logging in again.
>>>
>>> Let me know if this allows you to login--it is a workaround and the real
>>> cause of problem will need to be investigated if this works.
>
>
> Let me also reiterate that I can log in, just not wm is running or at
least, I only get one xterm.
>

You did select TDE as the login session type while you were at the login
screen, correct?

If that does not work, then add the line to your kdmdistrc file and try
logging in to TDE.  I would only consider the workaround successful if you
get a full TDE session as a result.

Tim