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initbox

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Registered: 2008-09-27

Posts: 172

Autostarting X

If I autostart X with the method described in the Arch wiki (click), X loads all fine and dandy but my keyboard doesn't work at all. Or, atleast, it seems like that. Since you can click stuff with the mouse and it seems to be responding, but the keyboard doesn't work at all.

It would be nice to be able to autostart X without using some lame login manager since I don't even need one.

Last edited by initbox (2009-02-14 14:04:44)

Zariel

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Registered: 2008-10-07

Posts: 446

Re: Autostarting X

Do you have keyboard when you dont load it automatically?

initbox

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Registered: 2008-09-27

Posts: 172

Re: Autostarting X

Do you have keyboard when you dont load it automatically?

Yeah of course.. If I just login to a shell and "startx", the keyboard works.

leo2501

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From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Registered: 2007-07-07

Posts: 658

Re: Autostarting X

my .xinitrc start all the apps i want

#!/bin/sh

#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)
#

### Wallpaper set command ###
eval `cat ~/.fehbg`
#xsetroot -solid '#222222'&

### Autostart applications ###
#xsetnumlock &
#unclutter -display 0:0 -idle 5 -jitter 1 -root &
if [ -z pgrep autocutsel ]; then autocutsel -selection CLIPBOARD -fork &; autocutsel -selection PRIMARY -fork &; fi
if [ -z pgrep urxvtd ]; then; urxvtd -q -f -o &; fi
setxkbmap -rules evdev -model pc105 -layout es
#xfce4-panel &
#stalonetray &
#wicd-client &

### Autostart mouse speed ###
xset m 1 1

### Window Manager set ###
# exec startkde
 exec start-fusion
# exec startxfce4
# exec fvwm
# exec startfluxbox
# exec awesome
# exec wmii
# exec ratpoison

### dwm ###
#exec ~/bin/dwm-conkystatus | dwm
#exec ~/bin/start-dwm
#exec ~/bin/dwm-status | dwm

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initbox

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Registered: 2008-09-27

Posts: 172

Re: Autostarting X

my .xinitrc start all the apps i want

I guess you started posting this before I edited the post

I got it to work finally, by myself, now the only issue that remains is autostarting X.

fourreux

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Registered: 2008-03-12

Posts: 56

Re: Autostarting X

startx wird nach dem Login (auf der 1. Konsole) automatisch ausgeführt. Dazu folgendes am Ende der ~/.bash_profile eintragen:

if [ "$(tty)" = "/dev/vc/1" ]; then
   startx
fi

do you understand that bit of german? a bit different than the one you followed.
http://wiki.archlinux.de/title/X

hope that works, don't use it myself.

Last edited by fourreux (2009-02-14 17:49:29)