Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:13:47 -0500 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> To: Derrick Ryalls <ryallsd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: xscreensaver-gnome doesn't start? Message-ID: <43E8E35B.9070108@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <d5eb95fc0602071009l63a688f1n6e25d1e1fa5f73c3@mail.gmail.com> References: <d5eb95fc0602061137k3f0ba1e6y8ec04774ae577cd2@mail.gmail.com> <43E7AA14.8080104@FreeBSD.org> <d5eb95fc0602071009l63a688f1n6e25d1e1fa5f73c3@mail.gmail.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Derrick Ryalls wrote: > Derrick Ryalls wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > I have xscreensaver-gnome installed but it doesn't want to > start. I have > > tried adjusting the wait time down to 1 minute but that didn't > help. Last > > night I even tried deleting xscreensaver-hacks (not sure what that > was) and > > doing a normal install of x11/xscreensaver-gnome but it still > doesn't run. > > My machine is a laptop running FreeBSD 6.0 and gnome 2.12. > > > > Thanks in advance for any clues, I am sure I am missing something > small > > again. > > What errors do you get when you try starting xscreensaver from the > command line? > > Joe > > - -- > > > Starting it from the command line got it working, starting from menu > says the daemon isn't running. So I guess I just need to add a script > somewhere to autostart it when I log in? Would that be > /usr/local/etc/rc.d or is there a better place for windowed apps? > You don't need to do this. gnome-session should start this automatically. If you're not using gnome-session, then you will need to start xscreensaver from your .xinitrc or from whatever script you use to start X. Joe - -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD6ONbb2iPiv4Uz4cRAjruAJ9FJz3lt6FppIc0qRQDdGbUnzotGwCgjxML fo0unAtqz3GG7CLobFYp+zY= =8Bu2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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