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nan

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From: Waterloo, Canada

Registered: 2008-07-16

Posts: 70

Restarting X in openbox

When I try to restart X in openbox by pressing ctrl alt backspace, X is killed, but never seems to start again. If I log in after x has been killed and start it manually using startx, after a few seconds cpu usage spikes and it seems to be caused by slim.

Anyone know what's happening and why x doesn't restart?

SomeGuyDude

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Registered: 2008-10-09

Posts: 271

Re: Restarting X in openbox

Ctrl-alt-backspace kills X, it doesn't restart it. I'm not sure why your CPU usage spikes thanks to SLiM, though.

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nan

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From: Waterloo, Canada

Registered: 2008-07-16

Posts: 70

Re: Restarting X in openbox

Oh really? When I used gnome it restarted X...

shazeal

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From: New Zealand

Registered: 2007-06-05

Posts: 341

Re: Restarting X in openbox

If your running Slim via inittab it should restart when you CTRL-ALT-BSP. Slim however is kinda buggy in my experience. I would either use GDM, or not bother with a Login manager at all.

monstermudder78

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Registered: 2008-05-18

Posts: 120

Re: Restarting X in openbox

Oh really? When I used gnome it restarted X...

I'm pretty sure ctrl-alt-backspace killed it, then GDM started it again for you.

nan

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From: Waterloo, Canada

Registered: 2008-07-16

Posts: 70

Re: Restarting X in openbox

If your running Slim via inittab it should restart when you CTRL-ALT-BSP. Slim however is kinda buggy in my experience. I would either use GDM, or not bother with a Login manager at all.

I don't really want to install GDM as it comes with all those gnome dependencies which I do not want. Maybe I will just get rid of the login manager.

Oh really? When I used gnome it restarted X...

I'm pretty sure ctrl-alt-backspace killed it, then GDM started it again for you.

Ah, that would explain it.