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#1 2014-03-18 22:08:45

bbm21
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[Solved] cannot start any window managers

When I try to start any window manager using exec i3/dwm/herbstluftwm, it just takes me back to the console login prompt (I have no login manager)

I can get regular de's (currently using xfce) to run using exec startxfce4.

Any ideas?

Last edited by bbm21 (2014-03-18 22:40:53)

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#2 2014-03-18 22:16:32

jasonwryan
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Re: [Solved] cannot start any window managers

How are you starting X? Some logs would be nice: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855

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#3 2014-03-18 22:31:29

bbm21
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Re: [Solved] cannot start any window managers

Normally I just start x using exec startxfce4 and that works. When I do the same for a window manager It doesn't work. Sorry about not having any logs, I guess I am not sure where it would log to (not in /var/log/)

Tried adding 'exec herbstluftwm' to .xinitrc (I have nothing else in it) and running startx. I seems to work but then immediately terminates the server. Here is the log for that

[  3903.683] 
X.Org X Server 1.15.0
Release Date: 2013-12-27
[  3903.684] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[  3903.684] Build Operating System: Linux 3.12.5-1-ARCH x86_64 
[  3903.685] Current Operating System: Linux arch 3.13.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Mar 7 22:47:48 CET 2014 x86_64
[  3903.685] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b1e62cc9-f8f7-42ed-8779-6c3ad31ee1d5 rw quiet
[  3903.686] Build Date: 09 January 2014  08:47:24AM
[  3903.686]  
[  3903.687] Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
[  3903.688] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[  3903.688] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[  3903.690] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Tue Mar 18 17:25:27 2014
[  3903.690] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  3903.691] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  3903.691] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[  3903.691] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[  3903.691] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[  3903.691] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[  3903.691] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[  3903.691] (==) Automatically adding devices
[  3903.691] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[  3903.691] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[  3903.691] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[  3903.691] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  3903.691] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[  3903.691] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  3903.691] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[  3903.691] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[  3903.691] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  3903.691] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[  3903.691] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/
[  3903.691] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[  3903.691] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[  3903.691] (II) Loader magic: 0x804c80
[  3903.691] (II) Module ABI versions:
[  3903.691] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[  3903.691] 	X.Org Video Driver: 15.0
[  3903.691] 	X.Org XInput driver : 20.0
[  3903.691] 	X.Org Server Extension : 8.0
[  3903.692] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[  3903.694] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0116:144d:c0d3 rev 9, Mem @ 0xf0000000/4194304, 0xe0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00003000/64
[  3903.694] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[  3903.694] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[  3903.695] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[  3903.696] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[  3903.696] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[  3903.697] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[  3903.698] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[  3903.698] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[  3903.699] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[  3903.700] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[  3903.700] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[  3903.701] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[  3903.702] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[  3903.702] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[  3903.703] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[  3903.704] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[  3903.704] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[  3903.705] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[  3903.706] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[  3903.706] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[  3903.707] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[  3903.708] Initializing built-in extension Present
[  3903.708] Initializing built-in extension DRI3
[  3903.709] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[  3903.710] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[  3903.710] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[  3903.711] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[  3903.712] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[  3903.712] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[  3903.713] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[  3903.713] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
[  3903.713] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[  3903.713] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[  3903.713] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
[  3903.713] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[  3903.715] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  3903.715] 	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 0.6.0
[  3903.715] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[  3903.715] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[  3903.715] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[  3903.715] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  3903.715] 	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0
[  3903.715] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 8.0
[  3903.715] (==) AIGLX enabled
[  3903.716] Loading extension GLX
[  3903.716] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[  3903.716] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 1
[  3903.716] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[  3903.716] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[  3903.716] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[  3903.716] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[  3903.716] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[  3903.716] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[  3903.716] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  3903.716] 	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.99.910
[  3903.716] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  3903.716] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
[  3903.716] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[  3903.717] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
[  3903.717] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[  3903.717] (II) Unloading modesetting
[  3903.717] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
[  3903.717] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[  3903.717] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[  3903.717] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[  3903.717] (II) Unloading fbdev
[  3903.717] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[  3903.717] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[  3903.717] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[  3903.717] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[  3903.717] (II) Unloading vesa
[  3903.717] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[  3903.717] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
	i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
	915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
	Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
	GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43
[  3903.717] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics: 2000-5000
[  3903.717] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics: 5100
[  3903.717] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics: 5200
[  3903.717] (++) using VT number 6

[  3903.718] (--) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
[  3903.718] (--) intel(0): CPU: x86-64, sse2, sse3, ssse3, sse4.1, sse4.2, avx
[  3903.718] (II) intel(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
	"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[  3903.718] (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[  3903.718] (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
[  3903.718] (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[  3903.718] (**) intel(0): Framebuffer tiled
[  3903.718] (**) intel(0): Pixmaps tiled
[  3903.718] (**) intel(0): "Tear free" disabled
[  3903.718] (**) intel(0): Forcing per-crtc-pixmaps? no
[  3903.718] (II) intel(0): Output eDP1 has no monitor section
[  3903.718] (--) intel(0): found backlight control interface acpi_video0 (type 'firmware')
[  3903.718] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 has no monitor section
[  3903.718] (II) intel(0): Output HDMI1 has no monitor section
[  3903.718] (II) intel(0): Output DP1 has no monitor section
[  3903.718] (II) intel(0): Output VIRTUAL1 has no monitor section
[  3903.718] (--) intel(0): Output eDP1 using initial mode 1600x900 on pipe 0
[  3903.718] (==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[  3903.718] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[  3903.718] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[  3903.719] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[  3903.719] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[  3903.719] (II) intel(0): SNA initialized with Sandybridge (gen6, gt2) backend
[  3903.719] (==) intel(0): Backing store enabled
[  3903.719] (==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
[  3903.719] (II) intel(0): HW Cursor enabled
[  3903.719] (II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[  3903.719] (==) intel(0): DPMS enabled
[  3903.719] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[  3903.719] (II) intel(0): [DRI2]   DRI driver: i965
[  3903.719] (II) intel(0): [DRI2]   VDPAU driver: i965
[  3903.719] (II) intel(0): direct rendering: DRI2 Enabled
[  3903.719] (==) intel(0): hotplug detection: "enabled"
[  3903.719] (--) RandR disabled
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context_profile
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_INTEL_swap_event
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control and GLX_MESA_swap_control
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap backed by buffer objects
[  3903.729] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized i965
[  3903.729] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
[  3903.731] (II) intel(0): switch to mode 1600x900@60.1 on eDP1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[  3903.743] (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 423 x 238
[  3903.779] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
[  3903.779] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  3903.779] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[  3903.779] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[  3903.779] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  3903.779] 	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.8.2
[  3903.779] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[  3903.779] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 20.0
[  3903.779] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[  3903.779] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[  3903.779] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[  3903.780] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[  3903.780] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[  3903.780] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[  3903.780] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input2/event2"
[  3903.780] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[  3903.780] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[  3903.780] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[  3903.780] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[  3903.803] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event3)
[  3903.803] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  3903.803] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[  3903.803] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[  3903.803] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[  3903.803] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
[  3903.803] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
[  3903.803] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
[  3903.803] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input3/event3"
[  3903.803] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[  3903.803] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[  3903.803] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[  3903.803] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[  3903.804] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
[  3903.804] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  3903.804] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[  3903.804] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[  3903.804] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
[  3903.804] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[  3903.804] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[  3903.804] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[  3903.804] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1/event1"
[  3903.804] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[  3903.804] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[  3903.804] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[  3903.804] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[  3903.804] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event0)
[  3903.804] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  3903.804] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  3903.804] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[  3903.805] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Mic (/dev/input/event7)
[  3903.805] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  3903.805] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  3903.805] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Headphone (/dev/input/event6)
[  3903.805] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  3903.805] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  3903.805] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event5)
[  3903.805] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  3903.805] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  3903.805] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event4)
[  3903.805] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  3903.805] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[  3903.805] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[  3903.805] (**) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[  3903.805] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Vendor 0x1 Product 0x1
[  3903.805] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
[  3903.805] (II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[  3903.805] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4/event4"
[  3903.805] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[  3903.805] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[  3903.805] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[  3903.805] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[  3903.806] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad (/dev/input/event10)
[  3903.806] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
[  3903.806] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
[  3903.806] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
[  3903.806] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
[  3903.806] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[  3903.806] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  3903.806] 	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.7.4
[  3903.806] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[  3903.806] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 20.0
[  3903.806] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad'
[  3903.806] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: always reports core events
[  3903.806] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event10"
[  3903.909] (II) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: found clickpad property
[  3903.909] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: x-axis range 0 - 2964 (res 33)
[  3903.909] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: y-axis range 0 - 1872 (res 32)
[  3903.909] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: pressure range 0 - 255
[  3903.909] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: finger width range 0 - 15
[  3903.910] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: buttons: left double triple
[  3903.910] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: Vendor 0x2 Product 0xe
[  3903.910] (**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
[  3903.910] (**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
[  3903.910] (**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
[  3903.910] (**) Option "SoftButtonAreas" "50% 0 82% 0 0 0 0 0"
[  3903.910] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: touchpad found
[  3903.910] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: always reports core events
[  3903.943] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input10/event10"
[  3903.943] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 10)
[  3903.943] (**) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
[  3903.943] (**) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
[  3903.943] (**) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.057
[  3903.943] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[  3903.943] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
[  3903.943] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[  3903.943] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[  3903.943] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: touchpad found
[  3903.943] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad (/dev/input/mouse0)
[  3903.944] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
[  3903.944] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event8)
[  3903.944] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  3903.944] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  3904.180] (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
[  3904.180] (II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Close
[  3904.180] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[  3904.180] (II) evdev: Power Button: Close
[  3904.180] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[  3904.180] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Close
[  3904.180] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[  3904.180] (II) evdev: Power Button: Close
[  3904.180] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[  3904.194] (EE) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.


EDIT: bahhh I spelled herbstluftwm wrong. I have been having so much trouble spelling that all day, sorry about that

I figured out that I cant just use exec, I have to add it to startx and then use startx

thank you for your time

Last edited by bbm21 (2014-03-18 22:40:30)

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#4 2014-03-18 22:38:43

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Posts: 468

Re: [Solved] cannot start any window managers

Have you read through https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xinitrc?
If you follow the steps you won't have an .xinitrc with one line in it. See if this works.

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