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RE: gnome/mouseroller



OK, I'm gonna take a punt at this, as I am not at my home PC right now so I
can't be 100% sure...

There is a commmand that starts Gnome, I think it's something creative like
'gnome-start'. Try changing your .xinitrc to read -

icewm &
gnome-start

Bartman

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Maxson [mailto:jbmaxson@surfglobal.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2001 10:37 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: gnome/mouseroller
> 
> 
> 
> I tried these questions with the newbie XFree list, to no 
> avail.  So, I
> thought I would try here.  thanks for any help.
> 
> 1st things 1st: running debian, trying to get gnome working right,
> trying wmaker and icewm, and my video card is ATI Rage Fury 
> Pro (Rage 128
> driver).  I couldn't get X to load with this video card in previous
> releases using the debian installer stuff, since the driver 
> wasn't there,
> so I have all my gnome and everything else installed via the debian
> packager, but X installed from XFree's binaries.  A bit 
> weird, but...oh
> well.  maybe I will re-install X the debian way when it catches up
> (couple weeks, I guess, I'm running woody).  Ihave installed X on my
> compaq laptop in the past, so I thought this would be easier...
> 
> 1) how do I get gnome to run upon logging in from console?  
> Something to
> do with .xsession or .xinitrc or something, right?  If I 
> login from gdm, I
> get gnome, but nothing seems to work right.  I have an .xinitrc with 1
> line "icewm", and if I do a "startx" from the console, I can 
> get icewm to
> run, but no gnome.  (you can have both, right?  maybe I am hopelessly
> confused.) Anyway, from console, ice, but no gnome, from gdm, 
> gnome, but
> no ice.  I want both.  how?
> 
> 2) how do I get the scroller mouse button to work?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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