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From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
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Subject: Re: blank screen after starting twm/fvwm95
In-Reply-To: <3377B96C.1633@worldnet.att.net> from "Jeffrey J. Ayres" at "May 12, 97 05:44:28 pm"
To: JeffAyres@worldnet.att.net (Jeffrey J. Ayres)
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 09:27:30 +0200 (MEST)
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Reply-To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
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> Hello,
> 	Recently I attempted installing twm and fvwm95 from version 2.2.1
> FreeBSD.  I used the same configuration as with version 2.1.5.  After
> attempting the installation with the .xsession file (file executable)
> the screen was blank, actually grey and white. The window did not
> appear.  If I click the right mouse button the twm manager appears with
> the usual commands including move, resize, delete, kill etc.  How do I
> enable the window to appear on the screen?

Did you take a look at .xsession-errors?

I would recommend to postpone your xdm setup and first get things
set up by using startx and editing .xinitrc to your needs.
As for .fvwm95 I can say that one of the most common errors is that
people don't have a .fvmw2rc95 (or whatever it is called) in their home
directory. (usually cp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm95-2/system.fvwm2rc95 $HOME)
When everything works as desired then copy .xinitrc to .xsession
and start xdm.

> 
> 						Jeff Ayres
> 						JeffAyres@worldnet.att.net
> 
> 

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Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de