Re: xorg & KDE 3.3 startup issues in 5.3 BETA3

From: Scott Long (scottl_at_samsco.org)
Date: 09/07/04

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    Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 19:10:55 -0600
To: Adam Smith <adam@internode.com.au>

    Adam Smith wrote:
    > I recently installed FreeBSD 5.3 BETA2 which has since been upgraded to 5.3
    > BETA3. I also installed Xorg from /stand/sysinstall (not from the ports)
    > and then KDE 3.3 from the ports.
    >
    > When I launch kdm and log in, Xorg ignores my .xsession or .xinitrc files
    > (whichever I have created) and loads only an xterm window (with no window
    > management around it.) I need to type 'startkde' in this window to
    > actually kick KDE off and get it initiated, and upon closing this window
    > Xorg terminates itself.
    >
    > As a result now, whenever I log in I need to manually type 'startkde' and
    > then keep this xterm window open on another desktop somewhere out of the
    > way. This happens both through kdm and initiating 'startx' from the
    > command line.
    >
    > I have made my .xsession file mode 755 for good measure and also tried both
    > just 'startkde' and '/usr/local/bin/startkde'. No difference.
    >
    > Has anyone else experienced any problems of a similar nature? Does anyone
    > have any possible fixes?
    >
    > $ cat .xsession
    > /usr/local/bin/startkde
    >
    > $ pkg_info | grep xorg
    > xorg-clients-6.7.0_3 X client programs and related files from X.Org
    > xorg-documents-6.7.0 Documentation of X11 protocol and libraries from X.Org
    > xorg-fonts-100dpi-6.7.0 X.Org 100dpi bitmap fonts
    > xorg-fonts-75dpi-6.7.0 X.Org 75dpi bitmap fonts
    > xorg-fonts-encodings-6.7.0 X.Org font encoding files
    > xorg-fonts-miscbitmaps-6.7.0 X.Org miscellaneous bitmap fonts
    > xorg-fonts-truetype-6.7.0 X.Org TrueType fonts
    > xorg-libraries-6.7.0_1 X11 libraries and headers from X.Org
    > xorg-manpages-6.7.0 X.Org library manual pages
    > xorg-server-6.7.0_5 X.Org X server and related programs
    >
    >
    >
    >

    What is in ~/.xsession-errors?

    Scott
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