On Mon 17 Mar 2014 at 04:22:12 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: > Running startx logged me in to xfce, I opened up a xterm and the > background was red.
Fine; the recommended line works. > Next I enabled lightdm: #update-rc.d lightdm enable > Rebooted and from lightdm logged in to i3. > Opened up an xterm and the background was red. We seem to be able to rule out lightdm as the problem. > Now I used my original .Xresources and reboot. Again same error! > 'xrdb -merge .Xresources' and 'xrdb -overide .Xresources' will not work The '-query' option to xrdb is useful. Interesting you used your original .Xresources rather than one modified in the light of your experience. :) Try xterm*foreground:#fd971f xterm*background:#82b414 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/17032014161305.09b0d2c7a...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk
