can't start xfce with startx

[roelof]

Hello,

When i do startx i get i think blackbox.
But i want to use xfce4.
So i installed everything with the ports.
After that i did a % echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc
but still blackbox is seen.

After that i tried this "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession
but then i get a error message "/bin/sh: Event not found."

What can i do now ?

Roelof

[cipher]

what does you .xinitrc look like?

[Lowell]

The documentation I can find indicates that xfce4-session is the way to start xfce4, not startxfce4. You might want to try that.

Also, I'd recommend checking the initialization files to make sure they contain what you think you put into them.

[roelof]

hello Cipher.

My .xinitrc looks like this :

/usr/local/bin/startxfce4

Hello Lowell,

I followed chapter 5.7 of the handbook
which stated :

Now, tell the X server to launch XFce the next time X is started. Simply type this:

% echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc

Roelof

[adamk]

How are you starting X? Are you running the "startx" command?

Adam

[cipher]

What happens if you put exec startxfce4 in .xinitrc instead?

[graudeejs]

startx to start X
Why ppl are inventing wheel again?

[roelof]

Adamk,

Yes, i start X with the command startx

Cipher : then also a different windowmanager is started.

Killasmurf : i have no idea why people want to invent the wheel again.

Roelof

[graudeejs]

here's my .xinitrc, as example

xsetroot -solid black &
rm -Rf ~/Desktop &
xmodmap ~/.fvwm/appconf/xmodmaprc &
exec fvwm >> /tmp/fvwm_$USER.log 2>&1


replace what you need [fvwm with your WM] and post results

from gentoo manual:
.xinitrc

exec startxfce4


i haven't used xfce, but this should work.
what happens? show logs if any

[slimdog360]

or better yet

exec xfce4-session

[adamk]

exec startxfce4

Has always worked for me.

Adam

[ericturgeon]

try this

echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc

It work for me.

[roelof]

Hello,

Thank you all.
But all your suggestions doesn't work.

I still get a screen with two xterms and a clock.

Can i be that something is missing.
I only did a make & make install & make clean in the direcyory xfce4.

Roelof

[graudeejs]

try this

echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc

It work for me.

this looks like linuxism....
in FreeBSD ports/packages are added to /usr/local/...

[roelof]

yep,

That's correct.
When i do a whereis xfce4 i get the /usr/local/bin directory

Roelof

[anemos]

try this

echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc

It work for me.

/usr/local/bin/ and /usr/X11R6/bin are the same thing, i.e. hardlinks having the same inode.

FreeMan# stat -x /usr/local/bin/
File: "/usr/local/bin/"
Size: 19456 FileType: Directory
Mode: (0755/drwxr-xr-x) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ wheel)
Device: 0,89 Inode: 29027 Links: 2
Access: Wed Dec 31 18:43:22 2008
Modify: Mon Dec 22 08:49:39 2008
Change: Mon Dec 22 08:49:39 2008



FreeMan# stat -x /usr/X11R6/bin/
File: "/usr/X11R6/bin/"
Size: 19456 FileType: Directory
Mode: (0755/drwxr-xr-x) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ wheel)
Device: 0,89 Inode: 29027 Links: 2
Access: Wed Dec 31 18:43:22 2008
Modify: Mon Dec 22 08:49:39 2008
Change: Mon Dec 22 08:49:39 2008



startxfce4 which is a shell script is exactly the same thing.

Note the inodes!:)


FreeMan# stat -x /usr/local/bin/startxfce4
File: "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4"
Size: 1942 FileType: Regular File
Mode: (0555/-r-xr-xr-x) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ wheel)
Device: 0,89 Inode: 33824 Links: 1
Access: Wed Dec 31 18:51:11 2008
Modify: Wed Feb 13 20:21:13 2008
Change: Sat Dec 20 19:56:27 2008



FreeMan# stat -x /usr/X11R6/bin/startxfce4
File: "/usr/X11R6/bin/startxfce4"
Size: 1942 FileType: Regular File
Mode: (0555/-r-xr-xr-x) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ wheel)
Device: 0,89 Inode: 33824 Links: 1
Access: Wed Dec 31 18:51:11 2008
Modify: Wed Feb 13 20:21:13 2008
Change: Sat Dec 20 19:56:27 2008

[roelof]

oke,

That's clear.
But why can't i start xfce4 with the command startx

Roelof

[anemos]

oke,

That's clear.
But why can't i start xfce4 with the command startx

Roelof

Could you please post the exact output when typing startx ?

[roelof]

oke, i would do that.
But I'm a newbie and i have no clue how to do that.
When i do startx and logging off with ctrl alt backspace i only see the breaking part.

Roelof

[graudeejs]

startx > somefile.txt
then post content of file

[roelof]

hello killasmurf

When i do a startx > x.txt i get a empty file.

Roelof

[anemos]

OK. Problem solved through PM's exchange.
What we did exactly was:

echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" > /root/.xinitrc

and then launch X as root.

[mart]

and then launch X as root.

Please don't do this. Pretty please. Pretty please with sugar on top.

[mart@bsddesktop ~]$ ls -la .xinitrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 mart mart 26 Dec 4 17:26 .xinitrc
[mart@bsddesktop ~]$ cat .xinitrc
/usr/local/bin/startxfce4


What does yours look like?

[fbsd24h]

$ee .xsession
#exec twm
#exec any windowmanager you like to use
exec startxfce4

$ln -s .xsession .xinitrc
$startx

[graudeejs]

why did you do $ln -s .xsession .xinitrc?
As far as i know ain't no point in that.

[fbsd24h]

we use
$ln -s .xsession .xinitrc
cause when you want to use with a login panel like xdm , kdm , gdm we must have .xsession file to start that window manager .�e