Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 23:55:35 -0800 From: Derrick Ryalls <ryallsd@gmail.com> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xscreensaver-gnome doesn't start? Message-ID: <d5eb95fc0602072355p2b273f42yc2f4ce6d82d9dc8a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d5eb95fc0602071054v54330fhf1c38606db1ee768@mail.gmail.com> References: <d5eb95fc0602061137k3f0ba1e6y8ec04774ae577cd2@mail.gmail.com> <43E7AA14.8080104@FreeBSD.org> <d5eb95fc0602071009l63a688f1n6e25d1e1fa5f73c3@mail.gmail.com> <43E8E35B.9070108@FreeBSD.org> <d5eb95fc0602071054v54330fhf1c38606db1ee768@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2/7/06, Derrick Ryalls <ryallsd@gmail.com > wrote: > > 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 th= e > > > 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 scrip= t > > > > > 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 t= o > > > > start xscreensaver from your .xinitrc or from whatever script you use t= o > > start X. > > > > Joe > > > > > I am using GDM to start the graphical login for gnome. Tonight I will > check to see if the new screensaver kicks in automatically (I have since > rebooted). I got xscreensaver to launch when no one is logged in, but I cannot get it working when I logged in. My ~/.xsession: #!/bin/sh xscreensaver -nosplash & Any clue on what I am missing? If I manually execute .xsession, it runs fine.
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