Try using "exec startx". This returns you back to the OSX login screen, rather than the console, but at least you don't have to do a hard reboot.
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 16:06, Northam, Brent wrote: > I've searched everywhere for a solution, but I'm unable to shut down X > correctly. I launch X after logging into OS X as ">console" and using > startx from the command line. I'm using KDE 3.1 and/or Gnome 1.4, > fink distributions running the latest fink distribution of XFree86. > OS X 10.2.3. Whenever I use the logout function of KDE or GNOME, the > desktop environment appears to shut down, but then I am faced with a > black/blank screen. I expect to be returned to my command prompt from > which I typed startx. Instead I have to hard reboot to get back to a > login prompt. Here is what my .xinitrc file is currently: > > source /sw/bin/init.sh > /sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1 > > It also happens if I simply use "exec startkde" or "exec > gnome-session" in .xinitrc. > > Any ideas? > > Best, > Brent -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
