Re: Bug in X/Gnome? (Keyboard/Mouse don't work)

["Antonio Remedios" <antdos bigfoot com>]

Sorry, but I'm a newbie.  Can you explain how to start with only twm, or
even with kde?  And how can I switch to a different VT?

Thanks, Ant :)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Sea" <sea@umr.edu>
To: "Antonio Remedios" <antdos@bigfoot.com>
Cc: <gnome-list@gnome.org>
Sent: 13 July 2000 23:14
Subject: Re: Bug in X/Gnome? (Keyboard/Mouse don't work)


> On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 06:31:33PM +0100, Antonio Remedios wrote:
> < snip snip snip >
> > On starting X (using either X, startx or xinit), the whole machine
appears
> > to lock up, with both the mouse and keyboard tasks frozen.  Not even
caps
> > lock will work.
> < /snip snip snip >
>
> This sounds like a problem with X itself, not GNOME or Enlightenment.
> Does X work if you only use twm, or some other Window Manager?  Can you
> switch to another VT( doubtful because you say the CAPS lock doesn't
work )?
>
> I think we may need more information.. But off what you presented it
> sound like X may need to be reinstalled.
>
> --sea
>