Re: Xterm and GNU/kFreeBSD

[Mats Erik Andersson <mats.andersson@gisladisker.se>]

> A most remarkable behaviour is this:
> 
>     $ startx xterm
> 
> produces a display with a rapidly blinking/glimmering and only
> outlines cursor, no prompt. Then the X server is shutting itself
> down after a few seconds. The call
> 
>     $ startx /usr/bin/xterm
> 
> arrives at a rock solid terminal window, displaying a prompt,

is ready once HAL has access.

This malfunction is reproducible also in testing/GNU/Linux,
nothing specific to GNU/kFreeBSD here. Strangely enough


     $ startx xterm                 # fails

     $ startx xvt                   # fails

     $ startx lxterminal            # succeeds

     $ startx /usr/bin/<emulator>   # succeeds