From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 22 20:08:59 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FF1E1065696 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:08:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fred@blakemfg.com) Received: from mail.getnet.net (mail.getnet.net [216.19.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6A1A68FC1B for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:08:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 26045 invoked from network); 22 Aug 2010 20:08:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 22 Aug 2010 20:08:58 -0000 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at getnet.net Received: from mail.getnet.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.getnet.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id rr7skGhzeOrY for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:08:58 -0700 (MST) Received: (qmail 26025 invoked from network); 22 Aug 2010 20:08:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO blakemfg.com) (fredb@216.19.219.132) by mail.getnet.net with ESMTPA; 22 Aug 2010 20:08:57 -0000 Sender: fred Message-ID: <4C718115.B39BBB61@blakemfg.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:57:09 -0700 From: Fred Boatwright X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.6 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4C6D1399.5050601@comcast.net> <4C70A618.D6D35FFA@blakemfg.com> <201008221919.43610.tijl@coosemans.org> <20100822194047.GA98336@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Xorg Problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:08:59 -0000 Frank Shute wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 07:19:36PM +0200, Tijl Coosemans wrote: > > > > On Sunday 22 August 2010 06:22:48 Fred Boatwright wrote: > > > The .xinitrc file: > > > xrdb > > > xsetroot -solid gray & > > > xterm -geometry +0-100 & > > > xconsole -geometry -0+0 -fn 5x7 & > > > #exec olvwm #complained about a missing font > > > exec fvwm > > > > Is this file executable? > > It doesn't have to be executable but xrdb needs arguments or it just > waits for input. > > My suggestion to Fred: drop the xrdb line in his ~/.xinitrc > > Regards, > > -- > > Frank > > Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html Well, some progress has been made! The .xinitrc file is not executable. I found the file on my Sun running Solaris 2.6. That file also does not have execute permissions but it has #!/bin/sh at the beginning. However, that doesn't appear to be needed under FBSD. I tried an empty .Xresources file but that didn't make any difference. Commenting out the xrdb does allow the window manager to start. The .xinitrc file was generated from an example in the man page for xinit, not the Handbook as I earlier stated. So, I can move forward again. Thank you very much for the help. Best regards, Fred