On Wed, 14 Jul 2004, electa wrote: > > > What is doing cat with X? > > > > maybe this is from the xinitrc script. Do you have .xinitrc in your home > directory? > > Hey it's true! > I found that I don't have an .xinitrc in home dir!!!!
I actually ment that call to cat might be in the .xinitrc file. If there is no .xinitrc then /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc is used instead > > do you still get the cat started when doing > > > >xinit /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc -- > /usr/X11R6/bin/XWin -multiwindow -clipboard > > cat don't start. > I get the same output as first tests (plain 'startx') I've looked over your strace log and found some minor differences to mine. And it stopped while doing some network operations. Do you have some kind of personal firewall or vpn software installed? bye ago -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gotti.org ICQ: 126018723