I solved the problem adding: exec /usr/local/bin/blackbox to /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.blackbox
but I don't know why "exec blackbox" doesn't work, I mean /usr/local/bin is in the PATH and I'm sure about this as: #>set PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin if someone can explain this strange situation to me ....... thanks for your help By the way: I use xinitrc.blackbox as Slackware has a tool xwmconfig that makes a symbolic link (xinitrc) to the chosen wm: /etc/X11/xinit>ls -la drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 3 19:48 . drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 Nov 10 01:12 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 146 Jan 24 2002 README.Xmodmap lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 3 19:48 xinitrc -> xinitrc.blackbox -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 560 Feb 3 19:48 xinitrc.blackbox -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 546 Apr 4 2002 xinitrc.e -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 559 May 30 2002 xinitrc.fvwm2 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 539 Feb 21 2002 xinitrc.fvwm95 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 630 Nov 27 20:48 xinitrc.gnome -r--r--r-- 1 root root 664 Jan 24 2002 xinitrc.twm -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 788 May 30 2002 xinitrc.wmaker -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1498 May 30 2002 xinitrc.xfce -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23 Jan 24 2002 .Xmodmap On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 09:45, MrLinux wrote: > Hi all, > I'm trying to install blackbox0.65 but I've some problems; in details: > > I use Slackware 8.1 and: > > /usr/local/> tar xvfz blackbox.....tar.gz > cd blackbox... > ./configure > make > make install > > I get no errors. > > Then I added a new file: xinitrc.blackbox, containing the line exec > blackbox, to the /etc/X11/xinit directory and I gave to xinitrc.blackbox > the execution permission (chmod +x xinitrc.blackbox). > > The point is that when i launch it with startx my monitor flickers and I > get the console again. > > > I used the set command to verify the PATH and it contains both /usr/bin > and /usr/local/bin (blackbox executable is in /usr/local/bin). > > > What am I forgetting? > > > Thanks in advance > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List archives: http://asgardsrealm.net/lurker/splash/index.html > Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://asgardsrealm.net/lurker/splash/index.html Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
