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Date:      Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:57:26 +0700
From:      Gua Chung Lim <gua.chunglim@gmail.com>
To:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
Cc:        freebsd-x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FBSD 8.2R can't startx
Message-ID:  <20110321035726.GA1381@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103200733230.50183@wonkity.com>
References:  <20110317134728.GA1417@gmail.com> <20110318064011.GA69484@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <20110318154101.GA1847@gmail.com> <4D8407EF.7070604@gmail.com> <20110319150741.GA1964@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103191227060.46765@wonkity.com> <20110320070432.GB1335@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103200733230.50183@wonkity.com>

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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
 
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