Re: startx stopped working - xinit OK
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/24/08 05:26, Michael Muster wrote: [snip] > > while this is fixed you can start xorg with startx -- :1 > this works for me. I'm glad I saw this thread before doing an upgrade!! BTW, this works just as well: $ startx -- :0 - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA ESPN makes baseball players better. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIOJugS9HxQb37XmcRApQ7AJ9ddrgjO/hoiwyF34dsl69zA0zMnACfbEOU SnhFPlj1KHDa31nCBeNOgKQ= =+XIK -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: startx stopped working - xinit OK
On 24 May 2008, Michael Muster wrote: > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 07:32:22AM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > I've been using startx to start X for as long as I've been using Linux - > > about 10 years or more. Yesterday it stopped working, giving an error > > message about "/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc - no such option". But xinit > > runs as expected. This is on a laptop running Sid. > > > > I know that startx is just a front end to xinit and is not essential but > > I'd like to understand what is happening. I had just done a large > > upgrade so perhaps something happened there; I'd also been experimenting > > with sshfs. > > > > > > Googling didn't produce much. I tried commenting out the lines in startx > > that refer to xserverrc but then other errors appeared. > > > > Can anyone shed any light on this? Perhaps I should submit a bug report. > > > > Anthony > > while this is fixed you can start xorg with startx -- :1 > this works for me. > > best regards, > Michael > Thanks to all for suggestions. I applied the fix given in the bug report pointed to by Sven and this is working for me. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: startx stopped working - xinit OK
On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 07:32:22AM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > I've been using startx to start X for as long as I've been using Linux - > about 10 years or more. Yesterday it stopped working, giving an error > message about "/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc - no such option". But xinit > runs as expected. This is on a laptop running Sid. > > I know that startx is just a front end to xinit and is not essential but > I'd like to understand what is happening. I had just done a large > upgrade so perhaps something happened there; I'd also been experimenting > with sshfs. > > > Googling didn't produce much. I tried commenting out the lines in startx > that refer to xserverrc but then other errors appeared. > > Can anyone shed any light on this? Perhaps I should submit a bug report. > > Anthony while this is fixed you can start xorg with startx -- :1 this works for me. best regards, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: startx stopped working - xinit OK
2008/5/24 Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I've been using startx to start X for as long as I've been using Linux - > about 10 years or more. Yesterday it stopped working, giving an error > message about "/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc - no such option". But xinit > runs as expected. This is on a laptop running Sid. > > I know that startx is just a front end to xinit and is not essential but > I'd like to understand what is happening. I had just done a large > upgrade so perhaps something happened there; I'd also been experimenting > with sshfs. > > > Googling didn't produce much. I tried commenting out the lines in startx > that refer to xserverrc but then other errors appeared. > > Can anyone shed any light on this? Perhaps I should submit a bug report. > > Anthony > > > > A workaround: As well as commenting out the xserverrc lines in startx I created a $HOME/.xserverrc file, the contents copied from /etx/X11/xinit/xserverrc which works here on Sid-amd64. YMMV -- rob http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/team/viewTeamInfo.do?teamId=82BS4ZCMFR1
Re: startx stopped working - xinit OK
On 24 May 2008, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2008-05-24 08:32 +0200, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > I've been using startx to start X for as long as I've been using Linux - > > about 10 years or more. Yesterday it stopped working, giving an error > > message about "/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc - no such option". But xinit > > runs as expected. This is on a laptop running Sid. > > > > I know that startx is just a front end to xinit and is not essential but > > I'd like to understand what is happening. I had just done a large > > upgrade so perhaps something happened there; I'd also been experimenting > > with sshfs. > > > > > > Googling didn't produce much. I tried commenting out the lines in startx > > that refer to xserverrc but then other errors appeared. > > Google is not your best friend if you're running sid, the Debian BTS is: > http://bugs.debian.org/xinit > > > Can anyone shed any light on this? Perhaps I should submit a bug report. > > Not necessary, since it had already been reported twice, as you can see. > > Sven > Thanks for the pointer - I should have looked there first. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: startx stopped working - xinit OK
On 2008-05-24 08:32 +0200, Anthony Campbell wrote: > I've been using startx to start X for as long as I've been using Linux - > about 10 years or more. Yesterday it stopped working, giving an error > message about "/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc - no such option". But xinit > runs as expected. This is on a laptop running Sid. > > I know that startx is just a front end to xinit and is not essential but > I'd like to understand what is happening. I had just done a large > upgrade so perhaps something happened there; I'd also been experimenting > with sshfs. > > > Googling didn't produce much. I tried commenting out the lines in startx > that refer to xserverrc but then other errors appeared. Google is not your best friend if you're running sid, the Debian BTS is: http://bugs.debian.org/xinit > Can anyone shed any light on this? Perhaps I should submit a bug report. Not necessary, since it had already been reported twice, as you can see. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
