When I set kdm as a default display manager then after booting I have no keyboard in kdm, then I login via console and then start kdm as root and I finally have a keyboard. But then I cannot login with any account (I tried with a new one already) and kdm throws me back to the login menu when I try to login.
Now the miracle occurs since with gdm everything works fine....
I already googled the topic and tried several things like deleting .files from user directories, but nothing helps so far...
Any ideas?
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kdm does not work, but gdm does
log into gnome, once logged in
CTRL + ALT + F1
login as root
init 3
apt-get remove --purge kdm
CTRL + ALT + F7 to get back to gnome
end session, log back into gnome
CTRL + ALT + F1
log in as root
init 3
apt-get install kdm
Choose kdm as default
When done installing DO NOT REBOOT
CTRL + ALT + F7 to get back to gnome
Now reboot, this worked for me, hope it works for you, or you can wait for other suggestions
CTRL + ALT + F1
login as root
init 3
apt-get remove --purge kdm
CTRL + ALT + F7 to get back to gnome
end session, log back into gnome
CTRL + ALT + F1
log in as root
init 3
apt-get install kdm
Choose kdm as default
When done installing DO NOT REBOOT
CTRL + ALT + F7 to get back to gnome
Now reboot, this worked for me, hope it works for you, or you can wait for other suggestions
Currently I have no network so I cannot re-install kdm (net-install), but I am definitely going to try, if your trick works THX in advance.
Somehow this procedure: Delete, Re-install, reboot, works. seems a little bit like windows
But somewhere there is certainly also a more technical reason why this thing does not work...
Somehow this procedure: Delete, Re-install, reboot, works. seems a little bit like windows
But somewhere there is certainly also a more technical reason why this thing does not work...
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setting kdm to default
Thank You. That was exactly the answer I needed.
I tried several times to change to kdm and managed to lock myself out of the computer. The part I was missing was the "init 3".
I tried several times to change to kdm and managed to lock myself out of the computer. The part I was missing was the "init 3".