[NBLUG/talk] What controls the "prompt"?

[Todd Cary]

Except it works fine if I am logged on as root.....that is the 
bugaboo....iI just have to get to root and I can only do that with KDE 
terminal mode...then "gnome-terminal" brings up the Gnome terminal with 
prompt.....

Todd

ME wrote:

>Try this:
>Start the terminal that does not display anything.
>Paste in this text:
>
>touch /tmp/test123.txt
>
>Then go to a terminal that does display text.
>See if the file /tmp/test123.xt exists.
>
>If it does, then I would inspect the number of BPP you have selected for
>your card (8bpp?) and see if the window manager/env manager has just used
>up all of you colors. Parhaps KDE does not use as many colors as Gnome.
>
>If you have an XFree86.log (check /var/log) please send that.
>
>-ME
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>Todd Cary said:
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>>Eric -
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>>Do you mean that when you're not root and run the terminal, it comes up
>>without any prompt
>> >>>
>>Correct!  No prompt...just a white screen/window.
>>
>>This is RH 9.0.
>>
>>I did not notice this in the beginning since I set the default to KDE
>>where everything runs fine...in fact, coming from Windows, I am very
>>impressed.  Then one day I decided to "take a look at Gnome".  When I
>>tried to bring up the Terminal window, there was no prompt (I thought it
>>was a keyboard problem).  By going back to KDE and using the
>>"gnome-terminal" command from it's terminal window I was able to gleen
>>the information I have presented.
>>
>>Todd
>>
>>Eric Eisenhart wrote:
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>>>On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 05:54:08AM -0700, Todd Cary wrote:
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>>>>If I bring up the Gnome Terminal ("gnome-terminal") and I am root, all
>>>>is well: I get the root prompt.  However, if I am not root, the terminal
>>>>window comes up without the prompt.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>Do you mean that when you're not root and run the terminal, it comes up
>>>without any prompt, or that it comes up with something different than the
>>>root prompt?  Does a terminal window appear at all?
>>>
>>>What Linux distribution are you using?
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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