Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 19:10:55 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Adam Smith <adam@internode.com.au> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xorg & KDE 3.3 startup issues in 5.3 BETA3 Message-ID: <413D0A9F.4060605@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20040907003621.GA25864@internode.com.au> References: <20040907003621.GA25864@internode.com.au>
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Adam Smith wrote: > I recently installed FreeBSD 5.3 BETA2 which has since been upgraded to 5.3 > BETA3. I also installed Xorg from /stand/sysinstall (not from the ports) > and then KDE 3.3 from the ports. > > When I launch kdm and log in, Xorg ignores my .xsession or .xinitrc files > (whichever I have created) and loads only an xterm window (with no window > management around it.) I need to type 'startkde' in this window to > actually kick KDE off and get it initiated, and upon closing this window > Xorg terminates itself. > > As a result now, whenever I log in I need to manually type 'startkde' and > then keep this xterm window open on another desktop somewhere out of the > way. This happens both through kdm and initiating 'startx' from the > command line. > > I have made my .xsession file mode 755 for good measure and also tried both > just 'startkde' and '/usr/local/bin/startkde'. No difference. > > Has anyone else experienced any problems of a similar nature? Does anyone > have any possible fixes? > > $ cat .xsession > /usr/local/bin/startkde > > $ pkg_info | grep xorg > xorg-clients-6.7.0_3 X client programs and related files from X.Org > xorg-documents-6.7.0 Documentation of X11 protocol and libraries from X.Org > xorg-fonts-100dpi-6.7.0 X.Org 100dpi bitmap fonts > xorg-fonts-75dpi-6.7.0 X.Org 75dpi bitmap fonts > xorg-fonts-encodings-6.7.0 X.Org font encoding files > xorg-fonts-miscbitmaps-6.7.0 X.Org miscellaneous bitmap fonts > xorg-fonts-truetype-6.7.0 X.Org TrueType fonts > xorg-libraries-6.7.0_1 X11 libraries and headers from X.Org > xorg-manpages-6.7.0 X.Org library manual pages > xorg-server-6.7.0_5 X.Org X server and related programs > > > > What is in ~/.xsession-errors? Scott
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