From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 3 16:23:15 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B36116A407 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:23:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bobmc@bobmc.net) Received: from smtp-out.fcibroadband.com (smtp-out.fcibroadband.com [64.119.104.17]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 458E413C45D for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:23:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bobmc@bobmc.net) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-in1.fcibroadband.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C43DE1B1835 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:23:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp-out1 ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp-out1 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10025) with SMTP id 04064-01 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:23:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (unknown [209.104.163.93]) by smtp-out.fcibroadband.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0FC71B2433 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:23:13 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <459BD871.2090305@bobmc.net> Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:23:13 -0500 From: bobmc User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060615) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@freebsd.org References: <20070103205630.T6085@freebsd.connect-a.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20070103205630.T6085@freebsd.connect-a.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: starting KDE after install .. -not- X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:23:15 -0000 Rob Hurle wrote: > On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, bobmc wrote: > >> After KDE is installed, "startx" still launches the twm default >> X manager. Diligent RTFM only tells me it should work once the >> Xserver is configured for the video hardware and monitor. > > I have: > export LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 > exec startkde > as the last lines in my ~/.xinitrc file. There's a few other lines > to do with my Vietnamese keyboard input, but that's it. > Ok, that's a step forward since I put your "startkde" item in my .xinitrc. However, KDE said "unable to connect to X server" until I included "X &". It works but something is still amiss. There is no KDE splash background and it seems "kinda slow". ## .xinitrc X & exec startkde ## WindowMaker can be used instead of X & \ startkde ## #xclock -geometry 50x50-1-1 & #xdaemon2 -geometry +0-70 & #wmaker #no & here! -BobMc-