During bootup, when 'kdm' is selected as the default manager in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanger, I am left with a black screen -- no kde desktop.
If I then type" Ctrl-Alt-f1" I can get a console prompt. I then login, and can run 'sudo startx', and I get to a kde desktop as root, not exactly what I want.
(As an aside, How can I run startx as my non-root user without getting permissions errors, etc?)
If change /etc/sysconfig/displaymanger to use "xdm" or "gdm" for example as the default, I get an xwindows screen with a login box. Not very useful, but at least it shows different behavior.
Any ideas on what I can do to recover from this?
I already have remove .kde4 from my home directory.
I am running 13.1 in Vbox 4.3.8. I don't think this is a Vbox issue. I have tried moving this 'clone' in on other physical machines with the same results.
Thanks for your help -- spent a ridiculous amount of time on this already.
If I then type" Ctrl-Alt-f1" I can get a console prompt. I then login, and can run 'sudo startx', and I get to a kde desktop as root, not exactly what I want.
(As an aside, How can I run startx as my non-root user without getting permissions errors, etc?)
If change /etc/sysconfig/displaymanger to use "xdm" or "gdm" for example as the default, I get an xwindows screen with a login box. Not very useful, but at least it shows different behavior.
Any ideas on what I can do to recover from this?
I already have remove .kde4 from my home directory.
I am running 13.1 in Vbox 4.3.8. I don't think this is a Vbox issue. I have tried moving this 'clone' in on other physical machines with the same results.
Thanks for your help -- spent a ridiculous amount of time on this already.