Gnome and Kde problem

[Nils Philippsen]

On Fri, 2004-04-02 at 19:48, jpgrdnr at softhome.net wrote:
> Unable to start gnome or kde(as of Fedora Core Test 2). I get the startup
> "Fedora Core" without the icons and then a freeze (I am still able to Ctrl
> Alt Bkspace to the prompt). I've looked at the logs and have problems with
> the Alsa driver and the esound. I had gnome problems since RH 9.
> With Fedora Core 1 I could start kde by using gdm in root and then logging
> into root with the session being kde. Kde no longer works with this method. 
> 
> Would a reinstall be a good recommend as opposed to an update?
> I'm running a Athlon XP1600+ /w 512 mgs ram, FX5600 (an Abit Siluro 256mb
> version)
> although I have gotten x to work (I dont see it being the video card) 

Are you by chance using the nvidia supplied binary only drivers?

BTW, your question might be better suited for fedora-test-list.

Nils
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