On 11/11/06, Mark W. Zeininger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have build Xorg 7.1 using blfs svn-20061028. I can start X and xdm
without a problem, but if I don't have a .xsessions file, I get just a
cursor after logon with xdm. The Xsession calls xsm if there is no
.xsession file. I get the menu screen with only the options "Default/Fail
Safe" and Cancel. After selecting "Default/Fail Safe", no applications are
shown, just the cursor. I confirmed that there is a system.xsm file and
have tried creating a .xsmstartup in the user's home directory. Any ideas?
I think that's just the way xdm works by default, only checking for a
.xsession files in the users home directory. One thing to do is beef
up Xsession. It's really just a sample.
As for xsm, I haven't used it. I'm looking at the source now, and it
seems it checks ~/.xsmstartup and then
${XORG_PREFIX}/lib/X11/xsm/system.xsm. Is that where your system file
is, and what are its contents?
Try looking at the file ~/.xsession-errors. It should tell you what's
going on in your current session.
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Dan
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