Starting Blackbox

[mstf]

I'm using Redhat 7.1 (with Blackbox installed) and right now it starts up and goes to the Gnome logon screen. I have a 'default' option and a KDE session option but no Blackbox. How can I get Blackbox to show up as an option or better yet to get it to be the default.

I've already tried putting exec blackbox in my .xinitrc but it still starts Gnome instead.

Thanks,
stf

[Ludootje]

i'm sorry, i can't help you, but you can help me :)
what is that .xinitrc? where can i find it? "in ~/.xinitrc" they told me, but with that i still don't know anything, and i have to edit it to add blackbox to my windowmanager..

Ludo

[manual_overide]

Originally posted by Ludootje:
<STRONG>i'm sorry, i can't help you, but you can help me :)
what is that .xinitrc? where can i find it? "in ~/.xinitrc" they told me, but with that i still don't know anything, and i have to edit it to add blackbox to my windowmanager..

Ludo</STRONG>

the .xinitrc file tells x what to start when it starts. Window Managers (like blackbox) and such are usually placed here. It's really in /home/whateveryourusernameis/.xinitrc
the '~' is shorthand for your home directory

to edit it, simply open a terminal and type: emacs .xinitrc

[binaryDigit]

look in /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions
create a file called Blackbox.
edit it as you would any other .xinitrc file. you can look at the kde file that is already in there to help you out.
also to modify the appearance of your login screen check out /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
:D

oh yeah. the "default" window manager is a link to the Default file.
which does:
exec /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession
this will look in your home directory for either an .xsession or .Xclients file.
so just change the name of .xinitrc to .Xclients and that will be your default.

[ 06 October 2001: Message edited by: binaryDigit ]

[snowgod]

if you are logging in from the graphical screen, check out the config stuff in the blackbox nhf at
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/x-windows/bbinstall.html

that should walk you through it

[Space-Cadet]

There should be another option called "failsafe xterm" or "failsafe". Just log into that, and type blackbox in the terminal. Then iconify (minimize) it and you're set. That's the lazy man's way ;)