[WBEL-users] gnome-session errors

Ed ekg@tricity.wsu.edu
Mon, 24 May 2004 16:41:31 -0700


Tom Cooper wrote:
>    I've got one WBL3 box that I upgraded from RH8 that is not playing 
> nice.  I'm hoping that someone can point me in the right direction for 
> assistance.
> 
> When I try to start X on the console, X dies after gnome-session tanks.  
> gnome-session complains about failure to read (or write, I can't 
> remember right now) the correct number of bytes.

Can you post a complete error message?

> 
> I'd write it off as a corrupt library, but I can run VNC server with 
> gnome-sessions and there are no complaints.
> 
> If I switch to twm, X starts and operates perfectly (although it is a 
> bit....less featureful than Gnome.)
> 
> Anyone have a suggestion about how to further troubleshoot?  I've poked 
> around on Google, and the mentions of this sort of error on the gnome 
> archives point to problems that I don't have.
> 
> Regards,
> Tom Cooper
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