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xiaq

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From: somewhere in China...

Registered: 2011-03-06

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Various issues when starting xfce from console

Hi,
The following issues arise when I try to start xfce from console:

* I use Network Manager, and whenever I try to connect to a encrypted network(with the password remembered) it tells me "your keyring was not unlocked when you logged in" and I have to type my login password. I only have to do this once per session though. I suppose this issue has something to do with gnome-keyring.
* I cannot mount removable media using xfce's volume manager. When I right click on the media icon on desktop and select "mount" it tells me "you don't have the permission" and fails.
* The keyboard repeat rate is pretty low. I have "kdbrate -r 30" in my /etc/rc.local, and the rate I configured through xfce4-keyboard-settings is 44. The keyboard repeat rate I get when I start xfce from console is significantly lower than 30 - somewhere around 16, and I guess it's a fallback value when the system fails to obtain my settings.

I followed the wiki, and have tried two ways to start xfce from console:
* ck-launch-session startxfce4
* put the above line in ~/.xinitrc and call startx

The same problems whichever way I try. Also I have the "inittab" way to start gdm and log in. When I take this approach, I have none of the issues.

(I'm not native speaker, so please point me out if my words sound strange to you. Thanks!)

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

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Re: Various issues when starting xfce from console

For the keyboard repeat rate, I use in a startup script:

xset r rate 500 25

iTwenty

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From: India

Registered: 2010-10-24

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Re: Various issues when starting xfce from console

Modify the command in ~/.xinitrc to

dbus-launch ck-launch-session startxfce4

and try.

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arinlares

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From: Anaheim, CA

Registered: 2010-02-01

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Re: Various issues when starting xfce from console

I was helping my brother with his Arch install, and we found this, which was, oddly enough, linked from a post on the Xfce forum, concerning USBs not showing up.  I am just fiddling with it again as I post this.

xiaq

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From: somewhere in China...

Registered: 2011-03-06

Posts: 89

Re: Various issues when starting xfce from console

I was helping my brother with his Arch install, and we found this, which was, oddly enough, linked from a post on the Xfce forum, concerning USBs not showing up.  I am just fiddling with it again as I post this.

But I have no problem when I log in through GDM... But when I call startx directly I have to do this and that to grant the permissions... So I wonder what GDM has been doing under the scene? Where can I find out more about this?

xiaq

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From: somewhere in China...

Registered: 2011-03-06

Posts: 89

Re: Various issues when starting xfce from console

Modify the command in ~/.xinitrc to

dbus-launch ck-launch-session startxfce4

and try.

I'll try this and report whether it works.

xiaq

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From: somewhere in China...

Registered: 2011-03-06

Posts: 89

Re: Various issues when starting xfce from console

Modify the command in ~/.xinitrc to

dbus-launch ck-launch-session startxfce4

and try.

That doesn't seem to make much difference... Care to explain what dbus-launch is for here? The man page is too vague for my case.

Another question: if I startx, exit the session, and edit .xinitrc, will it take effect the next time I call startx or do I have to reboot (or restart/kill something) for it to take effect? I did reboot to test the dbus-launch though.

Updates for my question: Forget about the keyboard repeat rate(until it shows up again). It's all right now.

xiaq

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From: somewhere in China...

Registered: 2011-03-06

Posts: 89

Re: Various issues when starting xfce from console

I was helping my brother with his Arch install, and we found this, which was, oddly enough, linked from a post on the Xfce forum, concerning USBs not showing up.  I am just fiddling with it again as I post this.

Hey, this one works, thanks! My installation already has the polkit config file, so I only had to add myself to storage group. But I'm still wondering, when I was not a member of storage group, what's the trick that gdm did to grant me access to removable media?