Adding window managers

[Collins]

On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 14:34:05 -0500 Tim Wunder <tim at thewunders.org>
wrote:> I switched to gdm and still have the problem. Which leads me to
believe > that kde2's kdm is not the problem and there's something else
going on...> I'll try some things tonight and hopefully get the problem
better > defined. It'm finding it hard to troubleshoot. All I know is
that the > app (the Gnome Wave Cleaner) plays WAV files beautifully when
run from > xfce started in runlevel 3, but doesn't when run from KDE,
xfce and > gnome started by kdm in runlevel 5 and doesn't when run from
gnome > started from gdm in runlevel 5.
> The app DID work OK from KDE at one point, but not recently. I'm 
> wracking my brain trying to figger out what's changed that could cause
> this problem, but am drawing a blank. I DID install a new CD burner
and > had some device file troubles, but that's all working well now. I 
> haven't installed any new libs or anything. I installed eroaster CD 
> burnng software to try it out, and the latest KonCD, but I can't
imagine > that being the problem.
> I welcome any troubleshooting suggestions that come to mind ;-)
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> Net Llama wrote:
> > A few more data points:
> > 1) On my lone Caldera box, i'm still using the 1.x version of KDM,
and> > it allows me to use the latest stable XFCE without a problem
> > 2) On my 2 RedHat boxes, I use GDM, and it also allows me to use
XFCE> > without a problem.
> > 
> > This suggests that the 2.x version of KDM is the problem.  Can't say
i'm> > too surprised.
> <snip>
> >> ...I'm thinking about switching login managers to see 
> >>if that solves my xfce from kdm problem I seem to be having.
> >>

I've never heard about any good results with sound and KDE any release;
you might want to post to a KDE group.

<wiseasssuggestion>
You already have the solution in hand: run xfce from runlevel 3!
</wiseasssuggestion>
-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
WWTLRD? - ELX rc1 with xfce and sylpheed