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James Miller wrote:
>
> I recently installed BL2 on an old notebook I had laying around. 
> I've installed X and it seems to be working ok 
> the problem I'm confronting now is that, with X running, I can't
> open any xterm.  When I try to, there is simply no response from 
> the machine: no windows open, and no error is reported under X.  

How are you trying to open an xterm?  From the icewm menu?
If so, click on ControlPanel->EditMenu and have a look at
the first entry (the one for xterm).  Try removing the 
parameters.  All you really need for that line is:
----------------------
prog xterm xterm xterm
----------------------

> Anyone have an idea what could be causing this problem 

How much RAM on that machine?

> and how to resolve it so that I can, finally, open xterms 
> under X?

If nothing else works, try putting an xterm in ~/.xinitrc

Cheers,
Steven