Re: xfree4.3.0 with cirrus GD5436 video card
On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 06:59:40PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 01:27:55AM -0500, Kent West wrote:
> > Chris Bannister wrote:
> >
> > >startx from console. I'm not running a session manager.
> > >I get the the gray screen with the cursor in the middle then nothing.
> > >I have to CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to get out.
> > >
> > That means that X is starting just fine; you just don't have any X
> > clients running, particularly a window manager. "apt-get install icewm"
> > will probably fix it, or you might have to edit/create ~/.xinitrc and
> > add the line "icewm".
> >
> > --
> > Kent
>
> Umm, I have ~/.xinitrc with twm in it. I will install ICE though.
> Thought twm would do it.
>
> #update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
> x-window-manager - status is auto.
> link currently points to /usr/X11R6/bin/twm
> /usr/X11R6/bin/twm - priority 40
> slave x-window-manager.1.gz: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/twm.1x.gz
> Current `best' version is /usr/X11R6/bin/twm.
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Chris.
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Installed icewm and I can work in X again. I didn't realise twm was
that minimalistic. The errors about my video card are still there
though.
Chris.
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