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trueNewbie
02-03-2002, 05:41 AM
I just installed the newest version of Xfree 4 point something or other. I started X and now i don't have a window manager. I need gnome back. How do i get gnome to work with the new X?
sarah31
02-03-2002, 06:26 AM
Could you clarify a bit? So when you startx nothing happen or you just don't have Gnome? Are you stuck in console mode (comandline)? Just a few more details will help us out.
trueNewbie
02-03-2002, 07:19 AM
I have xdm. It's horrible. I need gnome back.
sarah31
02-03-2002, 07:47 AM
Okay I understand now. I think what you have to do is start gdm and "turn off"xdm. Unfortunately I don't know how to do that myself. Perhaps a search through the forum archicves will provide an answer for you.

Sorry I can't help you out more with this :(
sarah31
02-03-2002, 07:53 AM
you can take a look at this link it might help you!
http://www.gnome.org/faqs/users-faq/starting.html
TacKat
02-03-2002, 11:59 AM
You need to have the line "exec gnome-session" in your ~/.xinitrc file.
trueNewbie
02-03-2002, 03:21 PM
Ok i did what it said on the gnome help page and now xdm still starts up, but if i crash it, X will resume with gnome. How do i fix this so that gnome starts. BTW it does say "exec gnome-session" in that file. Basically i need to stop xdm from ever starting up.
Choozo
02-03-2002, 03:30 PM
Have a peek into /etc/inittab and look at the last line (last line here anyway) which says something like: "x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon"

Then work your way through /etc/X11/prefdm (as in my case above), and see where you can define your preferred window manager.

Cheers :)
trueNewbie
02-03-2002, 03:43 PM
I finally fixed it. This is how i did it. aparently the same script that logs me in was starting x with out my window sessions. There was a file in /etc/sysconfig/ called "autologin". I deleted it and the world was a happy place. There is also another script running x somewhere else that automatically started x with gnome once i deleted that file. Now if i can remember how i installed the true-type fonts again so i can get this screen looking pretty again I"ll be a happy camper.
mdwatts
02-03-2002, 05:51 PM
I posted this (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=026196) in the forum yesterday on installing TT fonts. Should help you just in case you can't remember.
sarah31
02-04-2002, 05:00 AM
Im very happy that you got everythign opporational again.

I have to admit I was pleased with the calmness you displayed. Most people would have been blazing mad or worse.

I also must admit that I was very amused with your first response to my initial post. xdm is truely horrible when you first are confronted with it :) I imagine that it was quite the refief to get a nice gui back on screen.