Eureka! After putting the .xnitrc file in the home directory with that
line, gnome starts up fine. Everything's messed up now (resolution, etc . .
) since I installed so many things, but everything else should be fine once
I run XF86Setup again. I had rebooted a few times in the process so I know
that at least the initial x crash wasn't still causing the problem.
Is it safe to just leave this exec gnome-session in .xinitrc, or is this a
temporary fix?
Thanks.
Warren
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Herbert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 2:01 PM
> To: Mansur, Warren
> Cc: Greater NH Linux Users' Group
> Subject: Re: X init problem
>
>
>
> No, you shouldn't need one. However, you might want to
> create a simple one to try to narrow down the problem. In
> your home directory create the file .xinitrc and put the
> following line in it:
>
> exec gnome-session
>
> This should override the system default startup scripts
> and just start gnome.
>
> Another thought, have you rebooted since your X server
> crashed? Sometimes an X Server crash can leave the hardware
> in a funny state.
>
> -Matt
>
> "Mansur, Warren" wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I looked into my home directory and
> > I don't have a file by that name.
> > Should I have one?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Warren
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Matt Herbert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 1:38 PM
> > > To: Greater NH Linux Users' Group
> > > Cc: Mansur, Warren
> > > Subject: Re: X init problem
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Do you have a .xinitrc file in your home directory? What
> > > is in it?
> > >
> > > -Matt
>
>
> --
> Matthew W. Herbert x75764
> Spectrum Advanced Applications
> http://www.aprisma.com/
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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