RESOLVED Computer hates me

[StrayBit]

This computer hates me!    Turned on the computer this morning and logged on as bruce

Code:

Your session only lasted 10 seconds. ...
[details]
  ScreenSaver: couldn't get password of "bruce"
  ScreenSaver: couldn't get password of "root"
  _IceTransSocketONIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
  _IceTransMakeAllCOTSServerListener: server allready running
  xfce5-session: Unable to establish ICE Kisteners: cannot establish any listening sockets

returns to logon screen where cleo sucessfully logs in.

During my reinstalls, it could not import bruce but could create/import cleo.  I would delete/rename bruce and create a new one in vasm.

History:
Last winter, VL6 installed beutiflly found my mouse wheel and had good white leters on black background in terminal, but I had a terrible time trying to connect to/from other computers on my LAN.  Then last spring, I fell into the same trap that others did by allowing the auto update to run.  I was unable to resolve the problem following the solutions given for others.  Then someone mentioned they were moving the xfce4 update back to testing and the topic died.

Now, when I reinstall, terminal has mutli-colored text, typing isn't displayed until Enter key pressed, and dual right borders (another thread mentioned menu=>run xterm yields a good terminal with black on white); despite all attempts, I can't get the mouse wheel to work; and the above issue.  The beauty of this, all computers on the LAN can read/write to each other!

I have made several reinstalls over the summer with same results.

[bigpaws]

Is the same computer the problem?

My guesses would be either HDD is failing or the install media.

If the install media was used on other machines then check
the HDD.

Bigpaws

[stretchedthin]

Now, when I reinstall, terminal has mutli-colored text, typing isn't displayed until Enter key pressed, and dual right borders (another thread mentioned menu=>run xterm yields a good terminal with black on white);

I get this behaviour from the terminal any time I use the vesa driver.

I can usually fix it by running vxconf as root from xterm or urxvt (two choices that don't have the multi-colored text)
Configuring X display with vxconf

[StrayBit]

Finally ran vxconf this AM.  I ran lspci first and saw that I had an ATI card so chose that.  I now have a correct terminal.  Thanks stretch. 

The reason I had used vesa was that I couldn't remember what hardware I had during installation and I had seen a lot of threads saying to use vesa. Asi es la vida!

PS: I haven't tried Bruce yet, so I may be premature! - Eureka! It works!