From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 13 11:33:07 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA04867 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 13 May 1997 11:33:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jocki.domestic.de (kuebart.stuttgart.netsurf.de [194.233.216.182]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA04735 for ; Tue, 13 May 1997 11:32:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from joki@localhost) by jocki.domestic.de (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA03001; Tue, 13 May 1997 20:32:43 +0200 (MET DST) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.0 [p0] on FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <3377B96C.1633@worldnet.att.net> Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 18:58:35 +0200 (MET DST) From: Joachim Kuebart To: "Jeffrey J. Ayres" Subject: RE: blank screen after starting twm/fvwm95 Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On 13-May-97 at 00:44:28 Jeffrey J. Ayres wrote: >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? > > Jeff Ayres > JeffAyres@worldnet.att.net Just to make sure, copy cp /usr/X11R7/lib/X11/fvwm95/system.fvwm95rc $HOME Then check in your .xsession file the window manager doesn't block the other processes (Windows) from being started -- i.e. the Window manager should be started in the background (use `&') or as the last process. The check you .xsession-errors file for any clues. xdm seems to work since your X server is up -- but just to make sure also check /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-errors Then check if all the scripts and config files under /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm are correct -- "man xdm" is quite long and a great help! c u jo ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For a world of pedigree OSs FreeBSD - top breeders recommend it Joachim Kuebart Tel: +49 711 653706 Germany