Re: running x11 from >console
Re: running x11 from >console
- Subject: Re: running x11 from >console
- From: "Torrey T. Lyons" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:52:10 -0800
At 2:37 PM -0600 2/9/03, Roger Midmore wrote:
When I try to run X11 using xinit with twm specified in my .xinitrc from
the console everything seems fine until I try to leave X, when I try
to logout the system won't return me back to the console. It sits there
with the apples spinning loading logo.
Officially Apple's X11 does not support running from the Darwin text
console. Perhaps they forgot to disable this code from XFree86, but
if you are really running from the console, you will want to be using
standard XFree86 for Darwin.
In any case, the problem you describe is a common bug. First off you
will likely want to use "startx" to start the X server instead of
calling xinit directly. With XFree86 4.3.0, you will want to use
"startx -- -iokit" for fastest start time, but just "startx" will
still work.
To work around the XDarwin shut down bug simply start with "exec
startx". This will get you back to a login prompt after you quit
XDarwin. If you forget to do this you can always type "exit" or
"logout" when you get the spinning cursor. The text console is
actually receiving your keystrokes, it just doesn't display anything
on the monitor.
I also get the same exact screen
if I specify a different window manager in .xinitrc, although X never
actually boots up.
I suspect it boots up and fails to find your window manager in the
path, causing the X server to quit.
If I use xinit with no .xinitrc file it boots up fine,
I then can specify the window manager from the xterm(specifically uwm) and
it works fine. Has anyone seen these two problems before? I think they
may be related since my computer freezes on the same exact screen type.
These are probably results of using Apple's distribution and/or not
using startx. The default startup file in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc will
be executed on startup and should give you a window manager and
several other X clients.
--Torrey
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