From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 7 03:22:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0095C16A4D1 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:22:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42CCD43D2F for ; Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:22:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dashevil@sympatico.ca) Received: from [192.168.2.32] ([65.93.56.19]) by tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net ESMTP <20040907032223.EJCZ14082.tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net@[192.168.2.32]>; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 23:22:23 -0400 From: Chris Laverdure To: Adam Smith In-Reply-To: <20040907031726.GA78148@internode.com.au> References: <20040907003621.GA25864@internode.com.au> <20040907031726.GA78148@internode.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1094512940.4369.9.camel@elemental.DashEvil> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 23:22:21 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xorg & KDE 3.3 startup issues in 5.3 BETA3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 03:22:26 -0000 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.