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#1 2011-08-09 17:57:37

tasty_minerals
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[SOLVED] "exec openbox-session" brings black screen

After latest updates "startx" to start openbox wm gives me black screen without cursor, I can bring back my console only.
Whereas changing .xinitrc to "exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch openbox" runs ok, but for some reason openbox fails to load my "autostart.sh" in this case.
Any ideas?

.xinitrc

#!/bin/sh
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/local
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/artwiz-fonts
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/speedo
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/TTF
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/OTF
xset fp rehash
xbindkeys

exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch openbox-session

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#2 2011-08-09 18:06:36

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Re: [SOLVED] "exec openbox-session" brings black screen

You need to put an ampersand (&) after any and all commands above the call to the window manager.


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#3 2011-08-09 18:07:32

tasty_minerals
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Re: [SOLVED] "exec openbox-session" brings black screen

Inxsible wrote:

You need to put an ampersand (&) after any and all commands above the call to the window manager.

it did work all the time before...


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#4 2011-08-09 18:12:36

karol
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Re: [SOLVED] "exec openbox-session" brings black screen

Any errors in the logs?

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#5 2011-08-09 18:30:41

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Re: [SOLVED] "exec openbox-session" brings black screen

dunno how but adding ampersand does work, thank you. Mistery however is why my previous config worked yesterday and all time before)


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#6 2011-08-09 20:05:31

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Re: [SOLVED] "exec openbox-session" brings black screen

I would strongly suggest to set system font paths in xorg.conf(.d) instead. It's cleaner and less likely to cause problems.


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