On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 09:46:26PM -0400, tom wrote:
> I'm trying to install the latest and greatest (testing) version of
> X.
> I have it configured... Sort of.
> X -configure creates a file that seems OK.
> I created a file: ~/.xsession to point me to the gnome-session
> window Manager.
>
> And nothing happens. I have sawfish installed, but there is
> nothing on the screen but the teeny black & white dots from X
> Window.
>
> Suggestions?
Try a simple WM first, like IceWM, and log the output. I prefer to start X
via "startx 1>xlog 2>&1", and then I look in xlog for any problems.
If the simple WM works, then you know it's a Gnome problem. I had enough
problems with Gnome that I switched to KDE, which is far superior, IMHO, and
then to IceWM permanently, since I only use that fancy stuff to open xterms
anyway.
Mike
--
Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@storm.ca>
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a
good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be
dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead." -- RFC 1925
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