Re: Re: xset command setting not sticking
Clive Standbridge wrote: #~/bin/bash Unnecessary. That depends. In many cases it is necessary. (But note that it is #! not #~. Plus #!/bin/bash --login is my recommendation.) exec gnome-session That should be the only active line in .xsession 3. chmod +x .xsession Unnecessary, because .xsession and .xsessionrc are sourced, not executed. If the file is executable then it is executed. If executed then the '#!' line will have effect. If not executable then the '#!' won't have any effect. If it isn't executable then it is run with the standard shell (which effectively is /bin/sh). Therefore depending upon what effect you are trying to achive you will either want it to be executable or not. For me in almost all cases I will always want to make it executable. See /etc/X11/Xsession.d/50x11-common_determine-startup for the code implementing the behavior. You can look at this old bug for more information and pointers to previous discussions on this topic. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=250765 Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: xset command setting not sticking
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:59:05 -0700 Tech Geek xxx wrote: How is totem playing when .xinitrc is run? Not quite sure what you mean. This is the sequence. BIOS-Grub-System Boots-Systme Auto logs into GNOME-Totem Runs automatically (through sessions-startup script) .xinitrc file resides in my home directory /home/user/.xinitrc. Random question... but is it actually being /run/ I'd put a zenity line in there ( zenity --info --text Run from .xinitrc ) that will wait for you to press 'ok' The reason I ask is that, IIRC, GDM does not heed .xinitrc at all. Instead, it runs /etc/gdm/something -- making the moderately logical assumption that you're not doing something awkward. IF you need something that pays attention to ~/.xsession and ~/.xinitrc, you may want to look into xdm or SLiM. I'm not sure if either does autologin, but its worth a shot. Just a thought... - -- Morgan Gangwere Key ID A8B6F243, available from MIT. BOFH excuse #378: Operators killed by year 2000 bug bite. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJMiH99AAoJEEURiCSotvJD9sQP/18Vbk7/iurzwAQdRb+cPeQU r2LAOBoqxU+LekeSusj0MCwRMVNnkGayNn+BRLAN1/AXLeRdgtXYHXPM/v7xjHCm lss0Cr3o6vhNM0aX3OZ7GQzK8W8nhElD9wsEb1Y+zRh6a5gCP6z9F4FP/4hhBGzL rQ5VO3sQ12nZsnnLZK4lHurAT8ZJh1OegsClMbOJyHg8wCdK/lM1W5lk0126FKHJ FXOo5YowKjDKKi2/qeRRqsFP869oKkryKLidOHzyugwfEdXzV08+HlxfIrZ5OFZk PuVWW8KWhK4dgMRv0Ra/tCzXuOW9sBCABVRx/OIpOkwkmCt5ebla8osTFU4wsOC1 rA1mx4jInZjoN6NpccoZ5R1PfO1+pfXukbzYD0gVo3QWVrO9DuW6AxWo2UOZHyV+ o/RasF0MdMSugT/Kv2RvUcx3/3vCfV3l4DfpN8Rs2WXZqK7Fng0hw8bJrzxRoLM1 QpEpU2RHbTP12KWOzkfw1lIDCGSIWNQTFlBR9aSGxr0Lkh0bX8MoNBE/eThWSTHq BM0e3wJhX2lU2JDrnAC4mMDLCTdtwLTDHDsoesxNc7TiGZbsMAcGSlGMJaaWsUbs 6XqsZoHR/5G5ltQh3cw0s7zFS92qoHIR620gMSqal9gw/vJ4xcbr8IKhTWd7EQeu OvDqhAcCN/400Hgrd7jv =aS1Y -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: xset command setting not sticking
I'd put a zenity line in there ( zenity --info --text Run from .xinitrc ) that will wait for you to press 'ok' I tried it. I do get the dialog box but after clicking OK I get the dialog saying: Your last session only lasted for less than 10 seconds. If you have not logged out yourself, this could mean that there is some installation problem or that you may be out of diskspace. Try logging in with one of the failsafe sessions to see if you can fix this problem. and then it logs me out to the GDM login screen again. Upon viewing .xsesson-errors file I see just one line: /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... Please not that I entered the zenity command in .xinitrc file and then I did: ln -s .xinitrc .xsession in order to make GDM read the file. It seems that GDM honors .xsession file and not .xinitrc [1]. Also at this point no matter what command I give in .xsession (basically .xinitrc) I do get the Your last session... message and the system logs out. It seems that GDM is trying out to log out of GNOME as soon as processes the .xsession file. Not sure what's wrong here... [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CustomXSession#Sample%20~/.xinitrc%20File
Re: xset command setting not sticking
OK after doing some more research I found the answer. 1. nano .xsession 2. Add contents: #~/bin/bash xset s off -dpms exec gnome-session 3. chmod +x .xsession 4. Make sure the session Xclient is selected in GDM. That's it!
Re: Re: xset command setting not sticking
You should be able to make this work for any session selected in gdm (or other display manager), and for sessions started with startx. OK after doing some more research I found the answer. 1. nano .xsession 2. Add contents: #~/bin/bash Unnecessary. xset s off -dpms Move that line to .xsessionrc (along with anything else you want to start in every X session). exec gnome-session That should be the only active line in .xsession 3. chmod +x .xsession Unnecessary, because .xsession and .xsessionrc are sourced, not executed. 4. Make sure the session Xclient is selected in GDM. Now you should be able to use any client in GDM. But please note I don't have gdm installed to test this; I use wdm. -- Cheers, Clive -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100909212756.ga24...@rimmer.esmertec.com
xset command setting not sticking
Hi, I am using Debian Lenny on x86 machine. I need to make the following command permanent upon every boot: xset s off -dpms I am booting into GNOME with GDM. I have tried adding this to my /home/user/.xinitrc file: #!/bin/bash xset s off -dpms and made it executable: chmod +x .xinitrc but it is not able to retain the setting. Thanks.
Re: xset command setting not sticking
Tech Geek techgeek12...@gmail.com writes: I have tried adding this to my /home/user/.xinitrc file: #!/bin/bash xset s off -dpms and made it executable: chmod +x .xinitrc but it is not able to retain the setting. Is xset the only X client when it is run? Xorg resets its state when the last client connects... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/84bp88gcyq@sauna.l.org
Re: xset command setting not sticking
On 09/08/2010 02:02 PM, Tech Geek wrote: Hi, I am using Debian Lenny on x86 machine. I need to make the following command permanent upon every boot: xset s off -dpms I am booting into GNOME with GDM. I have tried adding this to my /home/user/.xinitrc file: #!/bin/bash xset s off -dpms and made it executable: chmod +x .xinitrc but it is not able to retain the setting. Thanks. You will probably want to remove gnome-power-manager from your gnome session. It will turn the monitor back on, ignoring what you set with xset. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c87fcc7.7080...@familyross.net
Re: xset command setting not sticking
Is xset the only X client when it is run? Xorg resets its state when the last client connects... The only other active' program running is the totem player playing a .avi file. No network/ethernet cable is attached to the system. Also I forgot to mention that I am auto-logging into GNOME but that probably should not matter.
Re: xset command setting not sticking
Tech Geek techgeek12...@gmail.com writes: The only other active' program running is the totem player playing a .avi file. No network/ethernet cable is attached to the system. How is totem playing when .xinitrc is run? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/847hivhpxs@sauna.l.org
Re: xset command setting not sticking
How is totem playing when .xinitrc is run? Not quite sure what you mean. This is the sequence. BIOS-Grub-System Boots-Systme Auto logs into GNOME-Totem Runs automatically (through sessions-startup script) .xinitrc file resides in my home directory /home/user/.xinitrc.
