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When I try and start ob3 from my gdm screen about 80% of the time I get an error that says my session lasted less than 10 seconds and I can check out the error by clicking a check box. Doing so gives me this:
/etc/X11/gdm/PreSession//Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
/etc/X11/gdm/PreSession//Default: running: sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l :0 chris
localhost being added to access control list
(/usr/bin/openbox:4150): Openbox-WARNING **: A window manager is already running on screen 0
Usually after 4 or 5 tries it goes away.
JohnT
05-02-2004, 07:33 PM
Post your .xsession file
#set numlock on
numlockx &
# Set desktop Background
openbox & wmpid=$!
wmsetbg /home/chris/Media/Images/a_fatuous_dream_blue.jpg &
gnome-settings-daemon &
# docker &
gaim &
xpad &
gdesklets &
# gkrellm2 -w &
wait $wmpid
JohnT
05-02-2004, 07:49 PM
Which do you want to run on start-up? GDM or OB? What happens when you start OB from the commandline rather than booting into GDM?
I want GDM to start first, I use that to logon to my Ob3 session.
JohnT
05-02-2004, 08:17 PM
Does your .xsessions-error file look any different?
.xsession-errors
/etc/X11/gdm/PreSession//Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
/etc/X11/gdm/PreSession//Default: running: sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l :0 chris
localhost being added to access control list
(openbox:28703): Openbox-WARNING **: A window manager is already running on screen 0
Shortened out the useless stuff.
JohnT
05-02-2004, 11:11 PM
When you have to post "logs"...attach them to your reply instead of copying them to the reply window. Try starting OB from the commandline...then see what the log says as compared to the previous.
JohnT
05-02-2004, 11:38 PM
OpenBox Session manager settings (http://icculus.org/openbox/docs.php?page=build.html&PHPSESSID=ff9f41a195553b0038003001914711e1#install-gnome)
Well it's fixed, from the link provided I decided to comment out a couple lines of my .xsession. I hope it's correct and so far I've been able to start ob3 w/o an error.
These are the 2 lines I commented out of my .xsession:
# openbox & wmpid=$!
# wait $wmpid
JohnT
05-04-2004, 01:19 AM
:D
mdwatts
05-04-2004, 01:55 PM
Originally posted by ions
Well it's fixed, from the link provided,
so thanks to all the JL volunteers that provided the help.
:)
JohnT
05-04-2004, 02:04 PM
Yes "WE" did a fairly admirable job attending to this situation. Beer for everyone.:p
mdwatts
05-04-2004, 04:04 PM
Originally posted by JohnT
Yes "WE" did a fairly admirable job attending to this situation. Beer for everyone.:p
Well I thought someone should at least thank everyone that posted a suggestion. *cough* Nobody else did. :)
Originally posted by mdwatts
Well I thought someone should at least thank everyone that posted a suggestion. *cough* Nobody else did. :)
Sorry my "bad", I did not give thanks where I should have! :(
Thank you for your help JohnT! :)
JohnT
05-14-2004, 12:40 AM
Your more than welcome...glad your over that hurdle.:D