source /sw/bin/init.sh
exec /sw/bin/sawfish &
exec /sw/bin/gnome-session
in order to start GNOME2 automatically. As to your current problem--it sounds like your saved session may have been corrupted, probably during a failed startup. Try removing the following directories:
~/.gconf
~/.gconfd
~/.gnome
~/.gnome-desktop
~/.gnome2
~/.gnome2-private
~/.gnome-private
~/.metacity
~/.nautilus
(you may not have all of these--I'm just glancing at my home directory). The relevant ones should get reconstituted when you start GNOME again.
--
Alexander K. Hansen
Levitated Dipole Experiment
http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX
On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 10:33 PM, Christopher C.Lamer wrote:
Hello,
Today I changed from Xdarwin to Apple's X11.
I deleted Xfree86, installed X11 and the X11 SDK. I installed programs such as Gimp and Gnome with Fink.
X11 is working fine and I can launch applications such as the xterm and Gimp.
I decided to run gnome - which worked fine too - that is until I began mucking about with my .xinitrc file and the window manager preferences for Gnome. Previously, when Gnome started, it began with sawfish starting up. I wasn't sure if it would be better if I started up with a metacity windows manager (and changed the .xinitrc to execute /sw/bin/metacity)....now, there is no window manager at the Gnome startup and it will not run. The startup screen begins but disappers when either clicked with the mouse or after about 30 second.
My configuration is now as follows:
my .xinitrc file is: source /sw/bin/init.sh 'enter' exec /sw/bin/sawfish
After X11 starts, I open the xterm application and type "gnome-session'
There are 2 feet on the Gnome startup image and it says "fish-applet-2" at the bottom.
My xterm reads:
gnome-sesion_IceTranmkdir: Owner of /tmp.ICE-unix should be set to root
SESSION_MANAGER=logcal/Christopher-C-Lamers-Computer.local.:/tmp/.ICE-unix/4561
sing device Built-in autdio controller for output:
with sample rate of 44100,000000, 2 channels adn 32-bit sample
Loaded background '0xa77950
Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_wiht_env_fds: returning -1
^C
Can anyone tell me what I am doing, what I have done.....and most importantly, what I need to do to fix this problem?
Thanks!
Chris
