Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 14:05:08 -0600 From: Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov> To: randyd@nconnect.net Cc: ptroot@uswest.com, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Display variable Message-ID: <199606052005.UAA16287@gatekeeper.fsl.noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <31B490C5.260B@nconnect.net> (message from Randy DuCharme on Tue, 04 Jun 1996 14:38:45 -0500)
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>>>>> "Randy" == Randy DuCharme <randyd@nconnect.net> writes:
Randy> Ok, I've done the following ... setenv DISPLAY :0
Randy> Then when I attempt to run fvwm I get ....
Randy> TRANS(SocketUNIXConnect) () can't connect: errno=2
Randy> 6 times ... then
Randy> fvwm: can't open display :0
Randy> In the manual, "Installing and running FreeBSD" on page 97
Randy> it says you can start it by entering "/usr/X11/bin/fvwm &.
Randy> Is that correct?
You need to start the X window server first. The way I do it is like
this:
1. Make a file in your home directory called ``.xinitrc'' but without
the quotes. In this file, put the following text:
#!/bin/sh
[ -f $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb -merge $HOME/.Xresources
xterm &
exec fvwm
2. Make the file executable by typing ``chmod 755 .xinitrc''.
3. Start X windows by typing ``xinit''.
Good luck!
--
Sean Kelly
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory kelly@fsl.noaa.gov
Boulder Colorado USA http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~kelly/
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