From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 21 03:57:55 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F13A106564A for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:57:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gua.chunglim@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gw0-f54.google.com (mail-gw0-f54.google.com [74.125.83.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53F6E8FC15 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:57:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gwb15 with SMTP id 15so2616971gwb.13 for ; Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:57:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id :mail-followup-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent:x-operating-system; bh=ZOZY/FoaJwc6Nj4HH9eGU/7rKg+SISKn+k+lxxogQGo=; b=JmeZeEDEp+TJ4YoGylqu/0nQhSdkPBBrlGPpGA5lHYRnwNOrNgy60rxTwTyzOAgdjQ l5/lTE7tMwL1zicRhctwQPGs7cDslFbxy9LbiR63vvki+bmyBvE3IRFgB2teazKJ5qo9 nPGVSgq2Syj+Fxf/b4Xw2VqfUJHvwn/MaKngs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent:x-operating-system; b=XKur9abVTJ0y7AO8w09HV8g8GNsFb5DTAyJXPZ6qyx9iAnAF6bmVfYC96TwAcUnxFG LitIx44hgIWR1tmYzjuzD2Y1X1ayISDvZTBExzVcWoeEo7NrPrNSf+w77gDHtVamybTQ w4JAalWwXdqhtI9O0Ga4xVchCuImTmYAecCNc= Received: by 10.236.67.51 with SMTP id i39mr4703800yhd.140.1300679874436; Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:57:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gmail.com ([182.52.59.252]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u29sm2199964yhn.71.2011.03.20.20.57.51 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:57:53 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:57:26 +0700 From: Gua Chung Lim To: Warren Block Message-ID: <20110321035726.GA1381@gmail.com> Mail-Followup-To: Warren Block , Alexander Cox , freebsd-x11@freebsd.org References: <20110317134728.GA1417@gmail.com> <20110318064011.GA69484@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <20110318154101.GA1847@gmail.com> <4D8407EF.7070604@gmail.com> <20110319150741.GA1964@gmail.com> <20110320070432.GB1335@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD/8.2-RELEASE (i386) Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD 8.2R can't startx X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:57:55 -0000 Hi, > .xinitrc is just a shell script. Anything it runs before the window > manager has to either complete or be run in the background, or it will > prevent the script from continuing. For example, I use devilspie, a > utility which can move windows around. In .xinitrc: > > #!/bin/sh > devilspie & > exec /usr/local/bin/startxfce4 > > Please show your .xinitrc. guacl@bsdhost:~% cat .xinitrc exec /usr/local/kde4/bin/startkde for KDE or /usr/local/bin/gnome-session for GNOME -- Gua Chung Lim Please help donate to Japan. -- for earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation reliefs (2011)