On Thu, 02 Mar 2000 18:27:55 -0700
Vitit Kantabutra <vkantabu_at_computer.org>
wrote concerning 'FVWM: Need help: can't open display':
> I just installed fvwm, apparently successfully. I installed it while in
> gnome, on RedHat Linux 6.1 running on a 450 MHz Pentium III computer.
> After installing fvwm, I quit X windows, and typed startx again. I got
> gnome again, so I quit it and this time I typed fvwm. But it complained
> that it can't open the display. I tried various other things, but I
> haven't been able to get it to work.
>
> What should I do?
Vitit
Try creating a ~/.Xclients file to start various clients when xinit
is run.
Something like this should work:
#!/bin/sh
rxvt &
panel &
gmc &
fvwm2
or better, the following which starts fvwm2 first, but waits for it to exit:
#!/bin/sh
fvwm2 & WMPID=$!
rxvt &
panel &
gmc &
wait ${WMPID}
The script probably need to be executable (chmod 755 .Xclients).
Then run startx.
If this doesn't work get back to me and we'll figure something out.
Cheers
Ric
Richard J Lister
Georgetown Institute for Cognitive and Computational Sciences
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Phone: +1 202-687 2878.
Email: ric_at_giccs.georgetown.edu
Web:
http://www.giccs.georgetown.edu/~ric/
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Received on Fri Mar 03 2000 - 10:15:19 GMT