Sten Anderson wrote: > > "Jens B. Jorgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > These messages do not indicate a fatal error, only that you haven't > > installed these X extensions. If you're using your own .xinitrc, > > are you sure that the last command uses 'exec' rather than just > > running a program? This would cause the X server to immediately exit. > > It is NOT necessary for the last command to be started with exec. In > fact, exec should only be used on the window manager, and only if that > is the last command in .xinitrc. The problem is more likely the use of > &'s. Every program started in .xinitrc should have & appended EXCEPT > the window manager.
That's true. But let's clarify this then. The last command in the .xinitrc file *cannot* exit before the X server is supposed to exit. This can be achieved by either o running the last command with 'exec' (IMO more efficient since it doesn't leave a sleeping process around which doesn't need to be there) o run the last program without putting it "in the background" (and don't run a program which runs quickly and then exits, e.g. xsetroot) -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .