On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Ken Gaugler wrote:
> Still cannot seem to get xconsole to work properly. Appreciate any
> suggestions anyone can offer.
>
> I use xdm, which gives the usual login screen. There is also
> usually a blank window at the lower right side of the screen on
> the xdm login screen. This is not normal, I don't think.
>
> When I actually log in, the xclock, xcal and a couple of xterms
> start up, as well as a xconsole window. These are all specified
> in my .xsession. The line in my .xsession that invokes xconsole is:
>
> xconsole -exitOnFail -g 490x200-20-50 &
>
> A second or so after the xconsole window opens, it minimizes to an
> icon.
>
> There is no information in the xconsole window. If I use the
> command 'xconsole &' I get another xconsole window, with the
> message
>
> Couldn't open console
>
> in it. Does any of this make sense? What should I be looking
> for to get this working?
It makes sense. You need to give the -file option to xconsole. Try
something like this:
xconsole -file /dev/xconsole -geometry 864x85+156+663 -daemon
-notify -exitOnFail -fn fixed &
(all on one line)
Syrus.
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