startkde errors - help!

mael4 · n00b Joined: 31 Jul 2002 Posts: 16

mael $ startkde
xsetroot: unable to open display ''
xset: unable to open display ""
xset: unable to open display ""
xset: unable to open display ""
xset: unable to open display ""
xset: unable to open display ""
ksplash: cannot connect to X server
kdeinit: Aborting. $DISPLAY is not set.
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
ksmserver: cannot connect to X server
Error: Can't open display:
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
Error: Can't contact kdeinit!

I know theres kdm (and it does work), but I'm not crazy about it.

I originally wanted to use startx, but everytime I start it, it gives me xterm (even after i change XSESSION=KDE /etc/rc.conf)

If you have any suggestions on how I can get startkde to work, or change startx to get into kde, I'd appreciate it.
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Toan Nguyen · n00b Joined: 06 Aug 2002 Posts: 16

You should type "startx", not "startkde" from console.

On a second note, make sure you have a file named "KDE" in your /etc/X11/Sessions. Its content should be (make sure it's executable,
"chmod a+x /etc/X11/Sessions/KDE"):

#!/bin/sh
/usr/kde/3/bin/startkde

TwoSlick · Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2002 2:03 am Post subject:

Basically KDE is complaining because there is no Xwindows to start up in.

Here's what I've done:

if you don't have the file .xinitrc in your home directory, make it, and add the line:

mael4 · n00b Joined: 31 Jul 2002 Posts: 16

Got it :)

The problem was:

XSESSION=KDE in /etc/ rc.conf

I changed it to what was in /etc/rc.conf (in my case XSESSION=kde-3.0.2).

Thought I'd post my results to anyone who has this problem in the future. Thanks for the help Twoslick and Toan Nguyen
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A thirty-two bit extension and GUI shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition.