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maxshaw

Member

Registered: 2011-04-16

Posts: 6

xfwm not being launched

My XFCE system has suddenly stopped launching xfwm on login. The desktop environment is launched successfully and all programs work fine, but there's no window manager (no window frames, unable to change window focus, etc.). Launching xfwm4 manually fixes it. I'm using SliM as the login manager. There have been no config changes since the last successful boot. The only software installed since was an update for Opera.

/var/log/slim.log:

slim: waiting for X server to begin accepting connections
X.Org X Server 1.10.1
Release Date: 2011-04-15
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.38-ARCH x86_64 
Current Operating System: Linux max-arch 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 13 09:24:47 CEST 2011 x86_64
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda1 ro
Build Date: 16 April 2011  12:02:01PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.20.2
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat May 21 19:11:53 2011
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(II) [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled.
.
/usr/bin/xauth:  file /home/max/.Xauthority does not exist
/usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0.0
Agent pid 4080
xfdesktop[4101]: starting up
xfce4-settings-helper: Another instance is already running. Leaving...

(xfce4-session:4090): Wnck-CRITICAL **: wnck_workspace_activate: assertion `WNCK_IS_WORKSPACE (space)' failed

(xfce4-settings-helper:4103): xfce4-settings-helper-WARNING **: Failed to get the _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS property.
(xfce4-mixer-plugin:4107): xfce4-mixer-plugin-DEBUG: mixer_plugin->track_label = 'Master'

SLiM login command:

login_cmd           exec ck-launch-session /bin/bash -login ~/.xinitrc %session

~/.xinitrc:

#!/bin/sh                                                                                                                                     
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)

# Run X11 config files.
if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
  for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do
    [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
  done
  unset f
fi

# Let Qt find the GTK config.
export GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"

# Start Sonata and Pidgin on startup.
sonata --hidden &
pidgin &

# Start the XFCE display manager.
exec startxfce4

Any idea about what could be causing this would be appreciated. Thanks!

Kilzool

Member

From: Ireland

Registered: 2010-08-04

Posts: 232

Re: xfwm not being launched

After the last update, I went into Settings: SESSION AND STARTUP and added it (with a check mark)  Rebooted, and all fixed.  TRY it.

rwd

Member

Registered: 2009-02-08

Posts: 664

Re: xfwm not being launched

Try deleting the contents of ~/.cache/sessions/ .It fixes some issues with xfce sessions.

maxshaw

Member

Registered: 2011-04-16

Posts: 6

Re: xfwm not being launched

Sorry for the late reply.

After the last update, I went into Settings: SESSION AND STARTUP and added it (with a check mark)  Rebooted, and all fixed.  TRY it.

Thanks, but that treats the symptoms, not the cause.

Try deleting the contents of ~/.cache/sessions/ .It fixes some issues with xfce sessions.

Thanks! That fixed it.