Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 23:22:21 +0000 From: Chris Laverdure <dashevil@sympatico.ca> 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: <1094512940.4369.9.camel@elemental.DashEvil> In-Reply-To: <20040907031726.GA78148@internode.com.au> References: <20040907003621.GA25864@internode.com.au> <20040907031726.GA78148@internode.com.au>
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On Tue, 2004-09-07 at 03:17, Adam Smith wrote: > On Tue, Sep 07, 2004 at 10:06:22AM +0930, Adam Smith said: > > > > 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. > > Hmm, in addition to this I used xdm instead of kdm, and startkde initiated > as it should have. Looks like something still directly to do with kdm. > > I don't care either way whether I run kdm or xdm -- it was only that kdm > has the handy session-type dropdown menu and remembers my username so that > it's convenient to log in later. > > I tried erasing my kdmrc file and I'll give it another try later, but I am > still not sure if this is a fault with kdm itself or a co-responsibility of > kdm and Xorg working together. I've never had this issue with kdm & > XFree86-4. So perhaps it's something to keep an eye on. > > If it fails again and noone has any more input I'll lodge a bug at KDE. When I moved to X.Org I was using kdm and KDE 3.2.3 and it worked flawlessly. It wasn't until the upgrade to 3.3.0 that it broke for me.
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