On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 8:31 AM, James Pinto <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 8:20 AM, James Pinto <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> James Pinto wrote: >>> > I tried runlevel 3 got to the command line I ran xinit and then ran >>> > /etc/init.d/gdm start >>> > Now again I get the plain blaack screen with the mouse clock cursor but >>> > nothing shows up.... >>> >>> Don't top post. >>> >>> Try running startx. It sets things up better and then calls xinit. >>> >>> If you don't have ~/.xinitrc set, you probably will get a black screen. >>> Use: >>> >>> $ cat ~/.xinitrc >>> >>> xterm -g 80x40+0+0 & >>> xclock -g 100x100-0+0 & >>> twm >>> >>> >>> -- Bruce >>> -- >>> http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support >>> FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html >>> Unsubscribe: See the above information page >>> >> >> I tried that I started startx and then tried to cat the .xinitrc file, >> only to find the .xinitrc file missing...! >> >> I dont know how it got deleted ..? but it wasnt there in / >> >> As for the logs ive attached them in this mail >> >> How can I fix this? (Im not sure exactly how to rewrite the file) >> >> Regards >> James >> >> > Sorry I meant it wasnt there in ~ > > -- > James Earnest Pinto > > I had forgotten to configure gnome session so I ranthe following:- cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session EOF to create the .xinitrc file. I then restarted the blfs boot and I still got the same blank screen with the clock cursor I think the real problem is that gdm is not working as I got the same blank screen and cursor on startiing gm manually. Regards James Earnest Pinto
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