[Techtalk] RH 7.2/KDE

[Rob Stevens]

Hey Raven,
With your KDE problem, did you try re-installing the KDE packages?  I would
try to rpm -i or rpm -U <package>, then try to launch KDE.  With pine, start
the mail client.  From the initial screen hit S for setup, then C for
config.  Find the value's in the list you want to change, then hit A.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Raven Brooke" <trinity at whoppo.net>
To: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:43 AM
Subject: [Techtalk] RH 7.2/KDE


>
> Hey Chix,
>
> I have recently installed Red Hat 7.2 on a few machines, and am having a
> problem with KDE on just _one_ of them. I have tried swapping between
> three different videocards, and reinstalled with one of them to no avail.
> The problem is as follows: when starting x, the startup icons on the
> splashscreen happily flash until the "window manager" one is reached, then
> the machine locks up hard. I mean ctr-alt-backspace wont kill x and I have
> to actually powercycle the machine. I have no trouble launching gnome,
> only KDE. Specs for this machine are:
>
> DFI CA64-TN
> Celeron 1GHz/100MHZ bus
> 576Mb RAM
> Savage 4 (S540 Diamond Stealth)
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Also, I am currently logging in with a username different from the one my
> ISP uses for my primary email; anyone know how I might configure pine to
> let me choose my "From" identity on outgoing mail? I prefer to use pine
> rather than a gui mail client, as it enables me to check my mail from an
> ssh shell from anywhere.