xfce4 doesn't start at all

hypermegachi · 2006-09-19 14:42:24

when i start, i get a blank screen, with a bar at the top with nothing in it.

i searched around, and tried the following fix for .xinitrc:
exec startxfce4
sleep 2
exec xfce4-panel

but it didn't fix the problem for me.

alt+f2 still worked, so i opened a terminal window. when i run xfce4-panel manually, i get a "Illegal instruction"

i used ABS to recompile the package, but it didn't fix the problem

bountykiller · 2006-09-25 19:13:24

I think the first thing to do is to look at why does the panel not start at all.

What's the output of

which xfce4-panel

(run it in a terminal)?

For me it''s /opt/xfce4/bin/xfce4-panel

And also: You say you got an illegal instruction. Can you post us the full output?

_adam_ · 2006-09-26 13:19:09

try alt-f2 -> /opt/xfce4/bin/xfdesktop

if it doesnt do anything, alt-f2 -> xterm, and type /opt/xfce4/bin/xfdesktop and see the output.

remember that /opt/xfce4/bin is not in the $PATH.

hypermegachi · 2006-09-26 14:50:58

don't i look like an ass...i went to reinstall xfce4 and tried to reproduce the problem...

well it worked.

it didn't redownload anything either, so packages weren't updated.

maybe i forgot to do something stupid like login/logout or source /etc/profile.

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