DCOPServer

[vlok stone]

--- green_man <green_man at bluefrog.biz> wrote:
> What the hell is a DCOP server, and how do I enable
> it from a boot prompt ??
> 
> After log in, when KDE is starting, I get this
> message:
> 
> There was some error setting up inter-process
> communications for KDE.
> The message returned by the system was: Could not
> read network
> connnection list /home/demo/.DCOPserver_demolinux_:0
> Please check that the "dcopserver" program is
> running.
> 
> The only option is to click OK, which dumps me back
> to the log in screen,
> so it must be a boot option.  I chose Shutdown -
> Reboot.
> On a reboot, what key[s] do I press to get the boot:
> prompt to stay up ?
> It flashes right by, apparently the time out is set
> for 0 seconds.
> 
> What key combination kills Xwindows ?
> I don't mean to kill a particular window [Ctrl Alt
> Esc], I want to stop the
> whole shebang, to get to text mode. Sort of the
> opposite of "startx" from
> a command line. I thought it was Ctrl Alt Backsp,
> but that shuts the whole
> system down.


 If you want to easily get to a prompt there is no
need to shut down X. use ctrl+alt+(f1-f6). linux
usually has six consoles to go to. It will place you
at a login prompt. to get back into your X session 
use ctrl+alt+f7. 


> -- 
> The sole purpose of my life is, apparently, to test
> my sanity. 
> 
> Scott
> Netscape 7.0 on Win 98 SE
> 
> 


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