startx problems!

[elegantgothichumbert]

I would love to be able to go back to using KDE but for some reason I can't get it started on my computer anymore.. here is the message I get whenever I try to startkde.

# startkde
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
xsetroot: unable to open display ':0.0'
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
xset: unable to open display ":0.0"
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
xsetroot: unable to open display ':0.0'
startkde: Starting up...
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
ksplash: cannot connect to X server :0.0
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
kded: cannot connect to X server :0.0
kded: ERROR: KUniqueApplication: Registering failed!
kded: ERROR: Communication problem with kded, it probably crashed.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
kdeinit: Can't connect to the X Server.
kdeinit: Might not terminate at end of session.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
kcminit: cannot connect to X server :0.0
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
knotify: cannot connect to X server :0.0
ERROR: KUniqueApplication: Registering failed!
ERROR: Communication problem with knotify, it probably crashed.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
ksmserver: cannot connect to X server :0.0
startkde: Shutting down...
klauncher: Exiting on signal 1
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
startkde: Done.


I have no idea what to do.. I am a complete & total novice here.. like 5 days novice.. I could really use some assistance. I love the idea of working with Linux but this is a whole new world for me competely beyond anything I've done before.. I really need someone to hold my hand through these first stages of learning.. I swear it is my goal to pass this on to other people who are used to Windows & enlighten the world with the free software generation beyond the whole dominate paradigms..

Thanks for your help!!

[oosterhouse]

Try running 'kdm'.

[spencerf]

use this command:

echo "exec startkde" > ~/.xinitrc

then:

startx

[elegantgothichumbert]

I tried what you said & this is the response I got:

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
giving up.
xinit: unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.

I appricate the help perhaps you can tell me where to go from here..

[spencerf]

it looks like you are trying to log into the X server as root. You should not do this.

Switch to a regular user and make sure the only thing in your .xinitrc file is the exec startkde

you can find this out by

less ~/.xinitrc

[elegantgothichumbert]

Thanks again for you help but this is what happened..

X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting.
Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console

How do I authorize myself to run X?

[junkman4547]

I'd like to ask that have you installed Xserver or a Desktop Environment ?

[engineuity]

As root, start the kde manager. At the root prompt, type "/etc/init.d/kdm start" That should bring up the gui. From there you should get a graphical login prompt.

What have you been using then, gnome?
Do an "ls -l /etc/rc2.d" You should see either S99gdm or S99kdm. ONE of the two should be there. It should show you where the file is linked to, which should be either /etc/init.d/gdm or /etc/init.d/kdm

[elegantgothichumbert]

"I'd like to ask that have you installed Xserver or a Desktop Environment ?"

I believe so.. but then again this whole world is completely alien to me..

"As root, start the kde manager. At the root prompt, type "/etc/init.d/kdm start" That should bring up the gui. From there you should get a graphical login prompt.

What have you been using then, gnome?
Do an "ls -l /etc/rc2.d" You should see either S99gdm or S99kdm. ONE of the two should be there. It should show you where the file is linked to, which should be either /etc/init.d/gdm or /etc/init.d/kdm"

Okay your talking to a complete beginer here.. I haven't done anything to start a program before in my life that didn't involve clicking my mouse over it.. I don't know how to start up these things & my books I have aren't making it all that much easier either.. I typed in everything you said & got the following results..

/etc/init.d/kdm start
Not starting K Display Manager (kdm); it is not the default display manager.

What have you been using then, gnome? Yes..

ls -l /etc/rc2.d
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2006-02-18 11:08 K77ntp-simple -> ../init.d/ntp-simpl e
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2006-02-12 04:02 S10sysklogd -> ../init.d/sysklogd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 2006-02-12 04:02 S11klogd -> ../init.d/klogd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2006-02-12 04:02 S14ppp -> ../init.d/ppp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 2006-02-12 04:19 S18portmap -> ../init.d/portmap
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 2006-02-12 09:04 S20dbus-1 -> ../init.d/dbus-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 2006-02-12 08:40 S20dirmngr -> ../init.d/dirmngr
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 2006-02-12 04:02 S20exim4 -> ../init.d/exim4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 2006-02-12 04:02 S20inetd -> ../init.d/inetd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2006-02-12 04:19 S20lpd -> ../init.d/lpd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 2006-02-12 04:01 S20makedev -> ../init.d/makedev
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 2006-02-12 07:33 S20samba -> ../init.d/samba
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2006-02-12 04:20 S20ssh -> ../init.d/ssh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2006-02-12 09:04 S21fam -> ../init.d/fam
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2006-02-12 04:19 S21nfs-common -> ../init.d/nfs-commo n
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2006-02-12 04:02 S89atd -> ../init.d/atd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 2006-02-12 04:02 S89cron -> ../init.d/cron
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2006-02-12 08:47 S99kdm -> ../init.d/kdm
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 2006-02-12 04:01 S99rmnologin -> ../init.d/rmnologin
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 2006-02-12 04:01 S99stop-bootlogd -> ../init.d/stop-b ootlogd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2006-02-16 07:04 S99xdm -> ../init.d/xdm

I see S99kdm

Please advise & please understand I know absolutely NOTHING about any of this stuff!! I'm about to reboot Windows onto my computer.. this stuff is so cryptic & hard.. I never wanted to be a hacker I just wanted to be able to have a free operating system that didn't come from a big heartless corperation.. if this stuff doesn't get any easier I really don't know if Linux is for the general population..

[junkman4547]

It appears that you have installed Desktop Environment. Back to your original post

Instead of
#startkde

Try....simply.
#kdm

That should start KDE login screen.