startx does not start KDE

[Neo23x0]

I booted the VM version of Backtrack 4 beta and tried the crystal-interface first. Fine.

After that (x-restart and reboot as well) I tried to start the KDE with "startx" but i comes up crystal again.

How do I fix this?

[secure_it]

use fixvmware
then use startx

[Neo23x0]

Still the same.
Crystal comes up.

[imported_cybrsnpr]

try modifying your /etc/X11/default-display-manager file to /usr/bin/kdm

[Neo23x0]

There is already this entry in the file.
How creepy is this?

Perhaps any kind of "config"-data in my home directory due to the order starting the crystal manager first.

[imported_cybrsnpr]

Try from the command line: update-alternatives --config x-window-manger

[Neo23x0]

Is it possible that there is no kdm installed.

Currently I am installing kdm with
apt-get install kdm

[imported_cybrsnpr]

I could be mistaken but this seems like kde (which I am running right now):

which kwin
/usr/kde3/bin/kwin

[Neo23x0]

Ok - did not solve it - but - extracted the whole vmware packet again, this time starting the window manager with "startx" and it worked. KDE is coming up.
But - if a user starts with crystal and then tries to start the kde it will fail. I don't know why and what happens in the background but this is how it behaves.

WORKS:
(First time boot up)
startx -> starts KDE

DOS NOT WORK:
(First time boot up)
bt4-crystal -> starts Crystal WM
startx -> starts Crystal WM
fixvmware
startx -> starts Crystal WM
... every other hint ...
startx -> starts Crystal WM

[xorred]

there is a .xinitrc file in your home folder. Delete it. Startx