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

[ME]

So you are saying the results of the suggested test provide no file in
/tmp  when you tried from the broken terminal window?

Imagine typing "blind" and after you paste that (or something like it)
into the "broken" terminal and press return, you won't see any text. Then
check to see if the file is there.
touch /tmp/my.file
touch /tmp/your.file
(etc)
and check to see if the files actually are there in another window.

We need to diagnose this:

Is this a problem with the display of the terminal (not showing you any
I/O even though it is actually doing the work) OR

Is the terminal "hung" in a kind of "wait state" where no IO is going on.

Once we have an idea which is the issue, we have started the process of
diagnosis. However, I can't help much without feedback on results.

-ME



Todd Cary said:
> 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
>>
>>
>>Todd Cary said:
>>
>>
>>>Eric -
>>>
>>><<<
>>>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:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 05:54:08AM -0700, Todd Cary wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>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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