[ale] Debian Install Woes

[James Sumners]

If you really want to do it the "debian way" you should use ~/.xsession and not
~/.xinitrc - but either works just as well.
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-custom-x

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 11:47:09 -0500
Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net> wrote:

> James P. Kinney III wrote:
> > You need to check the X error logs. If startx fails, there is a config
> > problem and xdm wont run either.
> 
> Agreed, he needs to check the config files, but startx could fail 
> whereas xdm could start.  If the /etc/X11/XF86Config file is properly 
> configured, but the .xinitrc file is not, then startx could well fail, 
> whereas xdm could start since it uses different configuratio files. 
> Point is, /etc/X11/XF86Config is used by both xdm and startx, but there 
> are other files that are used by one or the other, but not both 
> (.xinitrc, .Xclients..)
> 
> > 
> > /var/log/Xfree86<something>
> > 
> > On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 10:41, Herman, Izzie wrote:
> > 
> >>It goes straight to a console...but when i try to do "startx", it blinks a
> >couple of times, then goes back to my login....would this be due to being in
> >runlevel 2?>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Jason Day [mailto:jasonday at worldnet.att.net]
> >>Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 10:37 AM
> >>To: ale at ale.org
> >>Subject: Re: [ale] Debian Install Woes
> >>
> >>
> >>On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 07:15:51AM -0800, Herman, Izzie wrote:
> >>
> >>>I just installed Debian 30r1 and seem to be having some probs w/ it.  It
> >never makes it to xdm.>>
> >>>What is the default runlevel for Debian?  
> >>>Is the "X" init level still 5 in Debian?
> >>
> >>No, Debian boots up into runlevel 2, even if you use [gkx]dm.  Why is a
> >>mystery to me.
> >>
> >>
> >>>Any other advice you can offer?
> >>
> >>What happens when you boot?  Does it try to run xdm, fail, and drop you
> >>to a console?  Or does it just go directly to a console when you want to
> >>run xdm?
> >>
> >>The way Debian runs xdm seems... wrong to me.  Rather than booting to a
> >>different runlevel, such as 5, Debian boots as normal.  When gdm, xdm,
> >>or kdm are installed, they add an init script to /etc/init.d.  Each of
> >>these scripts is called by the boot process, and each of these scripts
> >>examines the file /etc/X11/default-display-manager.  This file should
> >>contain a single line, pointing to the location of your desired display
> >>manager executable (e.g. /usr/bin/gdm).  If this executable matches what
> >>the script is expecting (/usr/bin/gdm for gdm), then it executes it.
> >>Otherwise, it prints a message saying it's not starting the display
> >>manager, because it is not the default.
> >>
> >>Once you get to a console, you can start the display manager manually by
> >>becoming root and typing "/etc/init.d xdm start".  Make sure that the
> >>/etc/X11/default-display-manager file has a line which is the full path
> >>to xdm.  If X still won't come up, then it's likely an X configuration
> >>problem.
> >>
> >>HTH,
> >>Jason
> 
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