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TechDragon

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Registered: 2008-03-10

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(solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

Hello,

I installed E17 and then added the entranced to the rc.conf file as specified in the wiki.

The problem is that it logs on to a workable desktop but still has the login screen on the page.

how do I fix it?

HERE IS THE SOLUTION....POSTED AFTER RESOLUTION

Step 1 Thanks bgc1954

pacman -S slim

Step 2 Thanks bgc1954

Then edit your /etc/inittab to uncomment the line with x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null

Make sure you have a .xinitrc file in your /home/username directory with

#! /bin/bash

## This file should be in home directory as ~/.xinitrc
## Comment out the desktop session to use

# exec fluxbox
# exec openbox-session
# exec gnome-session
exec enlightenment_start

step 3 Thanks misfit138

Try reverting your /etc/inittab to its original state and just add 'slim' to your DAEMONS= in rc.conf.

Last edited by TechDragon (2008-03-13 13:57:31)

skottish

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Re: (solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

Do you mean that there's elements of Entrance left?

bgc1954

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Registered: 2006-03-14

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Re: (solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

That's one of the reasons I switched to slim.  I think I also tried not starting entranced in /etc/rc.conf but putting an entry in /etc/inittab but that was a while ago and I didn't write anything down so I don't remember.

You'll find people that love entrance but I just found it easier to change backgrounds, etc in slim.  Maybe I didn't give it a fair shot.  I think it also has more dependencies than slim.  Just my two bits worth.  Also you'll find that because E17 has it's own shutdown and reboot in the menu you don't need to use slim's shutdown and reboot as username with root password unless you just logout of E17.

Last edited by bgc1954 (2008-03-13 00:39:25)

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TechDragon

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Re: (solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

how do you use slim and where do you get it.

bgc1954

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Re: (solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

Just do a

pacman -S slim

Then edit your /etc/inittab to uncomment the line with x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null  EDIT: Also uncomment id:5:initdefault and comment #id:3:initdefault

Make sure you have a .xinitrc file in your /home/username directory with

#! /bin/bash

## This file should be in home directory as ~/.xinitrc
## Comment out the desktop session to use

# exec fluxbox
# exec openbox-session
# exec gnome-session
exec enlightenment_start

I think that's all there is to it.  Check this for more: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SLIM

There's also a slim-themes package if you're interested.

Last edited by bgc1954 (2008-03-13 14:06:27)

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pressh

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Re: (solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

Hello,

I installed E17 and then added the entranced to the rc.conf file as specified in the wiki.

The problem is that it logs on to a workable desktop but still has the login screen on the page.

how do I fix it?

I'm not quite sure that I understand what exactly is happening. Can you try to explain a bit better what is happening, maybe providing a screenshot so I can look into it ?

TechDragon

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Registered: 2008-03-10

Posts: 31

Re: (solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

Ok,

Yes, I had multiple entrances leftover after boot.  If I alt tabbed I had about 5 leftovers. 

So, I did the "slim" thing exactly like bgc1954 gave instructions to, however, this caused Arch to start in text mode, where I have to sign in, in text mode then startx.

this is ugly, how do I fix it so that it auto starts into the enlightenment start up.  It worked with "entranced" in the rc.conf but it somehome spawned me 5 entrances.

Misfit138

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Re: (solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

Try reverting your /etc/inittab to its original state and just add 'slim' to your DAEMONS= in rc.conf.

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TechDragon

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Re: (solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

that fixed it

Thank you!

bgc1954

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Re: (solved)Enlightenment Login Issue

Sorry, my bad.:(  I should have also pointed out that you need to uncomment id:5:initdefault: and comment out id:3:initdefault in /etc/rc.conf.  Then it will work.  Some people like to add the daemon and some like the inittab way.  Your choice.:)

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