Recently, Somebody Somewhere wrote these words
> Hi all,
>
> I am having a problem with Xorg and KDE. I run startx using the
> following .xinitrc file
>
> xterm -g 80x40+0+0 & xclock -g 100x100-0+0 & twm
>
> startx comes up to a white screen with a square in the middle, and
> nothing else. I can't do anything but reboot. I reboot, then re-run
> Xorg -configure, and get a gray screen with a movable mouse cursor. I
> copy the xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf. I re-run startx, then I
> get the the xterm window and the xclock window. All good right? I
> close twm, then try rerunning startx. I get the same blank white
> screen with a square in the middle.
>
> I change the .xinitrc file to
>
> exec startkde
>
> startx comes up to a white screen with a square in the middle, and
> nothing else. I reboot, then re-run Xorg -configure, and get a gray
> screen with a movable mouse cursor. I copy the xorg.conf.new to
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf. I re-run startx, then KDE comes up beautifully.
> All good right? I close KDE, then try rerunning startx. I get the
> same blank white screen with a square in the middle.
>
>
> Can any tell me if Xorg / KDE compiled wrong, or did I miss
> something??
You did miss word wrap in your query :-|.
If startx does that, it's not loading the window manager. It's not
inspired - it's stupid. What window manager is in your .xinitrc?
What errors, if any are on stdout (The console you started X from)
That aside, X can also hang on dodgy modules, mouse issues, etc.
Other ways to start X are (from memory)
X -C <your config file)
or
init 5
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With best Regards,
Declan Moriarty.
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