can't elegantly logout of lxde

steeve · 2010-12-20 00:53:03

just set up lxde on a new arch install

i start it with xinit /usr/bin/lxsession

all good except when i logout, i get dropped into some dark unknown place with a blinking cursor...

if i type commands (like reboot) the system does act on them, but i don't see anything...

unless i hold down the enter key, then i see lines of text rushing past

any ideas?

Last edited by steeve (2010-12-20 00:53:35)

defears · 2010-12-20 01:16:59

In the wiki it says to have hal and dbus running in your daemon's array and make sure you're part of the power group. Also your xinitrc should have

exec ck-launch-session startlxde

steeve · 2010-12-20 01:57:00

thanks for that
hal and dbus are in place and i am part of power group

i have no ~/.xinitrc but i have a /etc/X11/xinit/.xinitrc

put that line into that file but then startlxde doesn't work....

anonymous_user · 2010-12-20 05:30:29

You have to create ~/.xinitrc

steeve · 2010-12-21 05:00:14

ok, i've created a minimal ~/.xinitrc

 #!/bin/sh
exec ck-launch-session startlxde

and read enough stuff to get me confused. i can start lxde with "startx", but logging out is still the same

is the purpose of ~/.xinitrc to start X automatically with my own DE (or DEs)?

if so, what process calls .xinitrc?

jasonwryan · 2010-12-21 05:08:02

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit

steeve · 2010-12-24 04:53:53

thanks, ok i think i have a reasonable understanding of xinitrc. but now i don't think that is where the problem lies. whether i logout or reboot or shutdown from lxde or enlightenment, or even just kill X from within the DE, i don't get back to a nice well behaved shell - still the same behavior as described in the first post. maybe the problem lies in the configuration of X - will explore further ...

rwd · 2010-12-26 13:07:06

the black screen after stopping x could be caused by an incorrect resolution set with 'vga=...' in /boot/grub/menu.lst that is tripping up a proprietary graphics driver. Try without the 'vga=..' part and add 'nomodeset'. If that works try adding a correct vga line as described here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … resolution

Your question is not very clear btw. What do you want to achieve after stopping x : getting back to the terminal, or actually logging out and getting back to the login screen? those things can be configured in /etc/inittab

Last edited by rwd (2010-12-26 13:41:25)

Mr Green · 2010-12-26 15:16:29

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LX … _from_LXDE

Think you need to read wiki guide on lxde

steeve · 2011-01-07 19:24:26

thanks rwd. i will look into the resolution issue. my objective at this stage is to get back to the terminal. i somehow thought that if i start X and a DE from the terminal, then when i stop X, i should end up back at the terminal...

thanks mr green, will do

steeve · 2011-01-07 20:07:49

yep, that fixes the problem! with nomodeset, i can logout back to terminal

Last edited by steeve (2011-01-08 06:58:18)

jocom · 2011-01-07 20:09:06

So what happens if you press Ctrl+Alt+F1, when you are in this dark unknown place?
For I guess you are dropped into tty7, where the graphical sessions normally spawn. Try for example Ctrl+Alt+F7 when you have not yet started X, or Ctrl+Alt+F8 when you have started X.

But maybe I did not understand you're post very well. At least this might clearify where you're dropped into when logging out of lxde.

steeve · 2011-01-08 20:38:42

in this dark place i can still issue commands, like startx or reboot - i just cannot see any text. ctrl+alt+F1 seems to take me to a root terminal, but still, no text.

i am sure the problem is incorrect resolution in menu.lst as rwd says.

i have tried various options for vga=... in the kernel line. so far only nomodeset works. with nomodeset i can logout of the DE and get back to a well behaved terminal

following instructions in the grub entry in the wiki i am trying to extract that elusive vga mode from my monitor using hwinfo. i will get there :)

anyway, it will become only an academic problem when the system is properly set up

Last edited by steeve (2011-01-08 20:40:08)

steeve · 2011-01-08 20:47:10

jocom, after starting X, ctrl+alt+F8 takes me to the same dark space and ctrl+alt+F7 back to the DE

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can't elegantly logout of lxde

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