Steven H. Smith wrote: > Can anyone point me to a solution for running entrance on CentOS release > 4.3? > > I've changed: > > /etc/sysconfig/desktop to reflect DESKTOP="E17" > > /etc/X11/prefdm to reflect > > elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = E17 ]; then > preferred=/usr/local/sbin/entranced > > > > but no entrance on start. > > Thanks > > SHS > Im not familiar with your O/S but did you try Greg Kriehn's suggestions, perhaps they will help. We are dealing with FC5 where X is at /usr/bin/X & the Xsession file resides in /etc/X11/xinit Is that your case?
from Greg's post: > BACKGROUND: >>>> >>>> 1.) Configuration for /etc/entrance_config.cfg >>>> >>>> Currently, entrance is setup for a system that still uses X11R6 from >>>> "X.org" instead of the new X11R7 files. You can check this with the >>>> following command: >>>> >>>> sudo ecore_config -c /etc/entrance_config.cfg -a >>>> >>>> Look at the last line. If will say: >>>> >>>> /entranced/xserver string "/usr/X11R6/bin/X -quiet -nolisten tcp >>>> vt7" >>>> >>>> Because of this, entrance will not launch successfully. It certainly >>>> tries, as can be verified by checking your /var/log/messages file, but >>>> fails because "X.org" uses X11R7 under FC5. Notice the release notes of >>>> Fedora Core 5. See the third point, in particular. > ----- >>>> >>>> As you know, this has caused many headaches for people (including >>>> myself), because developers for particular packages have not had time to >>>> change their source code before the release of FC5. Specific to >>>> entrance, notice that it looks for "X" in "/usr/X11R6/bin" instead of in >>>> "/usr/bin", where everything is now installed. But this can easily be >>>> fixed. Simply run the command: >>>> >>>> sudo ecore_config -c /etc/entrance_config.cfg -k /entranced/xserver >>>> -s "usr/bin/X -quiet -nolisten tcp vt7" >>>> >>>> Now run: >>>> >>>> sudo ecore_config -c /etc/entrance_config.cfg -a >>>> >>>> The last line should now say: >>>> >>>> /entranced/xserver string "usr/bin/X -quiet -nolisten tcp vt7" >>>> >>>> You are now capable of running entrance in FC5. But only if >>>> the /etc/entrance_config.cfg file is not changed again. It would be >>>> good to set this up so that when entrance is installed on FC5, it points >>>> to the proper directory automatically. > 2.) Location of the Xsession file. >>>> >>>> Previously in FC4, "Xsession" could be found in only one location: >>>> "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession". With FC5, things have gotten a bit more >>>> complicated. There are now two locations: "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession" and >>>> "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession". Both "gdm" and "kdm" (when launching a gnome >>>> or kde session, respectively) are pointed to look at >>>> "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession", which is where the old "Xsession" file from >>>> FC4 is now located (with some minor changes). "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession" >>>> contains a new file that is specific to only "xdm" and is very sparse. >>>> However, when entrance launches an enlightenment session, it still looks >>>> for configuration info in "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession", not >>>> "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession". Check "/var/log/messages" to verify this. >>>> For enlightenment, this causes problems because dbus (the messagebus >>>> daemon) information will not be configured due to the major differences >>>> between the two files, among other things. >>>> >>>> Theoretically, we could just copy "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession" to >>>> "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession.bak" and then force a soft link from >>>> "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession" to "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession", but this is a >>>> hack, and a poor one at that. It would be much better to have entrance >>>> set up so that it looks at "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession" instead for FC5. >>>> Then entrance and enlightenment can both be launched properly. >>>> >>>> Can one of the developers perhaps update the "configure" script for >>>> entrance to reflect the new changes so that it will work robustly with >>>> both X11R6 and X11R7? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
