XFCE problems.

[Ahau @porteus.org]

The issue with xdm appears to be a known issue:
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8841

I don't have an xdm fix for you, but you might consider using lxdm
instead until someone else sorts it out.  It won't pull as many
dependencies as kdm or gdm and in my opinion it's more stable and has
more features than slim.

regarding item #2, try clearing ~/.cache/sessions.  If that fails, my
next step would be to back up ~/.config, then clear it, check that you
can boot back into Xfce without issue, and start selectively replacing
things from your backup.

On 5/8/12, Genghis Khan <genghiskhan at gmx.ca> wrote:
> OFF TOPIC: Have you tried Trinity Desktop Environment? (a fork of KDE3)
>
> TDE http://trinitydesktop.org/
>
> http://seeks-project.info/search_exp.php/search?lang=he&q=trinity%20desktop
>
>
> On Tue, 8 May 2012 11:00:46 -0400
> John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com> wrote:
>
>> I am in the process of copying files from an old disk to a new
>> computer.  Using XFCE multiple problems occur as the copying
>> continues.
>>
>> 1. At some point xdm gets caught in a loop. I get a sign on window, I
>> sign on, and the sign on window just reappears. kdm doesn't get caught
>> in the loop. I had this problem on the old computer too, after using
>> xdm for some months.
>>
>> 2. at some later point, using kdm and my usual login name I get to
>> XFCE but I get an error message saying "Cannot find failsafe
>> session...", and a long list of things to check. but if I use another
>> signon name things work OK.
>>
>> I truly hate KDE4, and the other options such as fvwm and blackbox are
>> too limited. Clearly the copying process has jammed the gears at some
>> point. My new computer can't handle the old drive which is too thick.
>> If someone can point me to a file in my personal directory that is
>> causing problem 2 I would be most grateful.
>>
>> At this moment I am using KDE and hating every minute of it.
>>
>> Slackware 13.37.
>>
>> John Culleton
>>
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