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Re: [ecs] Knoppix startup hassles Ingo Pakleppa 31 Oct 2003 01:42:26 -0800

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Hi Mark,

the problem is likely the point in time when /etc/profile is executed -
at that point, X isn't really completely up and running (the X server
is, but the window manager is only started after login).

If you want to launch an X based application, you need to use X to start
it. Depending on which window manager you are using, that can be in
various different places. On RedHat 9, for instance, it would be
Preferences | More Preferences | Sessions. Then click on the Startup
Programs tab. I know it is somewhere else in RH 7.2/Gnome.

Alternately, you could also mess around with the
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d directory.

On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 09:00, Mark Gilmore wrote:
> I added these commands to /etc/profile, but I still get no console
> window upon bootup and auto-login:
>          cd /home/knoppix/ecs                                    (works)
>          echo x > 1.tmp                                          (works)
>          konsole & (a test - trying to get *anything* to come 
> up)        (nothing)
>          konsole -e="ecs.bin" &                                  (nothing)
> I know the command are being executed, as 1.tmp is being created.
> If I enter the commands manually, they work.
> Any ideas ?
> To reiterate: All I want to do is to startup ECS in a console window
> when Knoppix logs in the "knoppix" user. All my other login-init cmds
> in /etc/profile work fine.
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark Gilmore
> http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
> 
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