> So the tde failure on xorg 1.12 seems to be limited > to the initialization > process when the splash screen is running (ksplash maybe?). > What I need is to > identify what is running when the crash occurs to help > narrow it down. I'm not > familiar with the 'startup sequence' so it would help if > somebody who know could > chime in. > > The best I can describe the point at which the crash > occurs is this: The > splash screen gets to the 'hard drive icon' (Initializing > system services) chugs > away for a while and then crashes. I also notice that during > this part of the > startup, there is no background image shown as it was > originally. Now only a > light-blue desktop color is shown. Can somebody help fill in > the list of > potential processes running at this point so I can take a > look? I can think of > one to add: > > List of potential processes: > > ksplash > > What else is running at this point in time? Is this a virtual or physical machine? Have you tried temporarily changing the video drivers to vesa? Are you starting X from the command line or TDM? If starting from TDM do you notice any problems at that point (you mention hanging at the login splash image)? Have you tried with a new profile (rename the existing profile)? Darrell