Safe X

[AE]

Hello

When kde2 crashes, X quits and all my programs too. Is it possible to automatically start, let's say, fvwm or just run without a wm if kde2 crashes? It won't be so easy to move the windows, but at least I can save my work.

[mdwatts]

I've never had KDE2.2.1 or X crash on me or any other previous versions of KDE. Plenty of apps, but never KDE/X.

What distro/version are you running and did you upgrade X or KDE yourself recently? Did it just start to happen or always did since you first installed your distro?

[AE]

First, thanks for the answer.

I'm using SuSE 7.3 and KDE2.2.2 and I must agree that it's quiet stable. It was mostly the early versions of KDE2 that was a bit unstable.

But as I probably can't resist installing KDE3 RC1 when it arrives, so it would be good to have a "fallback" wm if it crashes.

I have experience such a feature some time ago on some system I can't remember now. So now I'm curious at how to make it work. Any ideas, does it work with xdm? kdm?

[mdwatts]

I'm not sure if I'm understanding your question.

You can use the KDE Control Center under System/Login Manager and add others such as gnome-session.

[Hena]

If i understand correctly you need a "windows safe mode". Currently ive needed this only a few times, but i've always then used command line to do this (init3 or single mode).