[SWLUG] Xandros in Windows Comp Mode pt 2

[Dick Bain]

Julian Hall wrote:

> Adam Rykala wrote:
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>> Julian - what about the x log files in /var/log/? Anything there? 
>> Sounds like its gon back to xdm
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> As a relative newbie to this depth of hassle with Linux I have no clue 
> what any of the logs mean.  e.g. what's the difference between 
> Xorg.0.log and Xorg.1.log?
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>> As a thought - you haven't install Yahoo's own messenger have you
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> Nope. I use GAIM.
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>> - that corrupts things (try renaming $HOME/.xinitrc and restarting X?)
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> How do I do that please?  I can't even see any files starting with a 
> .  I know they're system files and normally hidden.  How do I unhide 
> them?

ls -a
normally works ;-)
Dick