[csw-users] GNOME login hang

[Mark Round]

Hi all,

Having a bit of trouble with the GNOME packages - I've installed the 
"gnome" meta-package, and everything appears to be set up, and I have 
the Gnome (CSW) entry in my dtlogin sessions menu. If I choose this 
option, I get the GNOME splash-screen, then nothing else happens - even 
if I leave the system running for 1/2 an hour or so. No "progress" icons 
at the bottom indicating window manager starting etc... But it is still 
a very nice splash screen :)

If I login under a failsafe session, and run "gnome-session" from the 
terminal, I can see the session manager starting, the slpash screen 
appears, but that's it - I get no further lines of output.

I'm running Solaris 8/x86, 2/02 release, no Sun GNOME packages 
installed, on an Acer travelmate 351 laptop with XFree86 driver kit, 
256Mb RAM.

Anyone seen this before ? I seem to recall Sun GNOME hanging on login at 
one point on another machine and a thread on comp.unix.solaris, but 
can't seem to find it again. Anyone seen this before, or have any ideas ?

Thanks,

-Mark