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Date:      Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:40:47 +0100
From:      Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk>
To:        Tijl Coosemans <tijl@coosemans.org>
Cc:        Fred Boatwright <fred@blakemfg.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Xorg Problems
Message-ID:  <20100822194047.GA98336@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <201008221919.43610.tijl@coosemans.org>
References:  <4C6D1399.5050601@comcast.net> <AANLkTinu8LmA=vE6yjk3mdbvd3%2BYXLT08TchaK0=zhyR@mail.gmail.com> <4C70A618.D6D35FFA@blakemfg.com> <201008221919.43610.tijl@coosemans.org>

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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

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