geater program crashes

[Collins Richey]

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:54:23 -0300
"Linux Users" <linux-users at linux-sxs.org> wrote:

> Hello, I'm new to linux and have some troubles. I'm running Fedora
> Core 1 on a dual boot machine (with WinXp). On start Fedora is
> supposed to open KDE. One day I pressed Ctrl-Alt-Del on Fedora becuse
> it lookes like it was not working (don't say anything... I'm still
> used to Windows).  From that day on KDE doesn't start.
>         At the beginning I got a "no write access to .ICEauthority"
>         message.
> I solve this with chmod. But now, when I start the computer a message
> says"The greater program appears to be crashing. I will atempt to use
> a different one". This message used to appear after the write access
> one.
> 
> Does anyone have an idea on how to solve this ?? I'm sure there's a
> way other than reinstall everything (again, I am still used to
> Windows).
> 

Look for /tmp files like ICE... dcop... etc.  Look for ~/.kde.. files
that are suspicious.

If nothing works, copy your .kdexxx directory to another name and then
try to start kde. If that works, then you can try to salvage thinks from
the old directory (good luck finding them).

<rant>
Who needs Windows to screw things up when KDE or GNOME can do it just
as well.  I hate these behemoths. Anyone who releases a product that
can't recover from a simple failure like this should go before the
firing squad.
</rant>

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver area
gentoo testing 2.6.3-rc2 nptl udev