Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 10:51:07 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Marcus Tse <marcustse@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can't setup the x-windows rc file Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971111104957.10655D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <19971111054529.1834.rocketmail@send1b.yahoomail.com>
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On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Marcus Tse wrote: > to anyone who can help me out: > > i have now setting up a X-windows system, but i have an > experience that my .xsession not work even i type as same as > whatdescribed from the xdm manpage. > > the experience is as follow --- > i have make up the .xsession file and make it excuteable. but when > ikey in the command "startx" or "xinit" it doesn't work and it flash > forto the xwindows screen with the pointer on it and hold it for a > sec.and flash back to the command mode . .xsession is only used if you login by xlogin, which you get if you run xdm on startup. If you use startx, you need to use .xinitrc instead. To simplify: cp .xsession .xinitrc chmod u+x .xinitrc Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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