Unable to set resolution

[Joseph Kubik]

I don't know much about kde...
What happens when you hit init 3, then login as user, then run 'startx' ?
-Joseph-
On 11/29/05, Sy Ali <sy1234-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 11/29/05, Joseph Kubik <josephkubik-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > What is the login manager? XDM, GDM, KDM?
> > Can you find the .xsession-errors file from the user and see if it
> > refrences what xf86config file it's using?
> > Maybe there are errors in that file about permissions?
> > I've never heard of such a thing.
>
> Using KDM.  When I initially boot up, the login manager appears to be
> at the correct resolution.  It's when I log in that things are
> "customized sideways".
>
> ~/.xsession-errors is full of messages, but I see no reference to an
> xf86config file.  I searched for strings like read, cannot and such..
> but there don't appear to be any permissions notes.  I searched for
> various other phrases to check for resolution or display stuff.. no
> luck.
>
> How does KDE define its resolution preferences?  Why would kcontrol
> have something different than xorg.conf?  How can I compare my startup
> preferences between root and the user?
>
> It looks like kde has preferences stored all over the place in ~/.kde
> but I'm not sure where I'm looking for resolution settings.  I tried
> some basic searches, and came up dry.
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