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tony5429

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Registered: 2006-03-28

Posts: 1,020

Xorg + fluxbox [moved]

Okay - I can't get xorg to run fluxbox. Here's what I've done..

1. installed base packages off 32-bit 0.7.2 ftp installation iso
2. added a second user
3. ran "pacman -Sy xorg hwd fluxbox gtk"
4. ran "hwd -xa"
5. switched to user I made in #2
6. changed .xinitrc from "exec wmaker" to "exec startfluxbox"

Right now, when I try running startx as the second user, it starts for a couple seconds and then crashes. Any ideas?

stonecrest

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From: Boulder

Registered: 2005-01-22

Posts: 1,190

Re: Xorg + fluxbox [moved]

check /var/log/Xorg.0.log for anything suspicious

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mucknert

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From: Berlin // Germany

Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 510

Re: Xorg + fluxbox [moved]

Yes, more information would be great. Like the output on the console after the crash / not working start.

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Jansson

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2006-09-10

Posts: 106

Re: Xorg + fluxbox [moved]

Don`t forget you have to have a xinitrc in your home directory to start x.Just copy the one you have in  /etc/X11/xinit. I have exec fluxbox instead of exec startfluxbox, don`t know if it differs...

Cheers
/Jansson

tony5429

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Registered: 2006-03-28

Posts: 1,020

Re: Xorg + fluxbox [moved]

I'm moving this topic to...

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=194167

Because it seems more appropriate there.

Snowman

Developer/Forum Fellow

From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Xorg + fluxbox [moved]

tony5429: Cross-posting is not allowed. Next time, post the information in the original thread. If a thread is in the wrong forum, a moderator will move it.  BTW,  this thread was correct here.