That doesn't make a lot of sense without mentioning that /usr/local/bin/mfeinit is something like this
#!/bin/bash /usr/local/bin/ratpoison & xset -dpms s off /usr/local/bin/xvattr -a XV_COLORKEY -v 0 while [ true ]; do /usr/local/bin/mythfrontend >> /var/log/mythfrontend.log 2>&1 & wait $! echo "MYTHFRONTEND CRASHED AGAIN! " >> /var/log/mythfrontend.log done > -----Original Message----- > From: Damon Searle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 8 December 2004 11:10 PM > To: 'Discussion about mythtv' > Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Replacing KDE with Ratpoison > > This is what I normally do on FC2. > > create a mythtv desktop session: > cat > /usr/share/xsessions/mythtv.desktop > [Desktop Entry] > Encoding=UTF-8 > Type=XSession > Exec=/usr/local/bin/mfeinit > Name=MythTV > > ctrl-D > chmod +x /usr/share/xsessions/mythtv.desktop > > cp /usr/share/xsessions/mythtv.desktop > /usr/share/gdm/BuiltInSessions/default.desktop > > > After that your default session should be mythtv, its probably not the > best way of doing it but it seems to work. > > - Damon > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phill Edwards > > Sent: Wednesday, 8 December 2004 10:53 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [mythtv-users] Replacing KDE with Ratpoison > > > > I've been trying to replace KDE with Ratpoison, but KDE seems to have an > > extremely strong will to live and no matter what I do I can't get any > > other > > window manager to start up. Here's what I've done. > > > > I'm on FC2 and have downloaded ratpoison-1.3.0-1.rhfc2.nr.i386.rpm and > > installed it. I use gdm on bootup. There's a file called RatPoison in > > /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/ which looks like this: > > #!/bin/sh > > exec /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession ratpoison > > > > In my home directory I have a file called .xsession which looks like > this > > (should it be .xsession or .Xsession - I've tried both?): > > #!/bin/sh > > exec /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession ratpoison > > > > I also have a file called .Xclients which is exactly the same as the > > xsession file. > > > > I have modified /etc/sysconfig/desktop to look like this: > > ###DESKTOP="KDE" > > DESKTOP="" > > > > None of this seems to have made a blind bit of difference. When I boot > > into > > Windows I get the gdm screen and select Ratpoison from the Alt-S > sessions > > menu, but even then it _still_ fires up KDE. > > > > I noticed that someone in gossamer-threads once said that all was > involved > > was installing the Ratpoison rpm and making a one line change to a > config > > file. Mmmmm.... perhaps he wasn't running FC2! > > > > Does anyone know what I have to do to get KDE to just butt out? > > > > TIA, > > Phill > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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