Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:49:23 -0700 From: James Harrison <jamesh@lanl.gov> To: Tino Engel <elrap@web.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server Message-ID: <1196369363.2969.4.camel@p25dual1.lanl.gov> In-Reply-To: <474F2049.5020405@web.de> References: <474E6817.5050201@gmail.com> <474F2049.5020405@web.de>
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On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 21:25 +0100, Tino Engel wrote: > williamkow schrieb: > > I am newbie, recently I have installed FreeBSD 6.2-Stable, and manage to > > configure and display the x window manager (X11) using command "startx". > > and then i run command "startkde " and I received error message > > (kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server) > > However, if i run command "kdm", then it prompt for login screen. I am > > wondering the command "startkde" is not correct way to call KDE. please > > advise me. Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > startkde should be fine also... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I thought X had to be fully running to start another desktop on top of it, and that was done by xinit. Hence having to put startkde in .xinitrc. I think from the situation you're describing that you're correct, it ought to be running, but try putting startkde in the .xinitrc file and then just running startx. James
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