[gentoo-user] X not working after update

[gentoo-user] X not working after update

[jeff]

I just updated X, and now I no longer have a working install for
automatic startup.

When the boot process executes, I get the error
"/sbin/start-stop-daemon: stat /usr/bin/xdm: No such file or directory
(No such file or directory)"

However, if I then log in, typing 'startx' will successfully get me into
kde.

Any idea what I've done wrong.

My rc.conf script contains the following:

# /etc/rc.conf: Global startup script configuration settings

# UNICODE specifies whether you want to have UNICODE support in the
console.  
# If you set to yes, please make sure to set a UNICODE aware CONSOLEFONT
and 
# KEYMAP in the /etc/conf.d/consolefont and /etc/conf.d/keymaps config
files.

UNICODE="yes"

# Set EDITOR to your preferred editor.
# You may use something other than what is listed here.

EDITOR="/bin/nano"
#EDITOR="/usr/bin/vim"
#EDITOR="/usr/bin/emacs"

# XSESSION is a new variable to control what window manager to start
# default with X if run with xdm, startx or xinit.  The default behavior
# is to look in /etc/X11/Sessions/ and run the script in matching the
# value that XSESSION is set to.  The support scripts are smart enough
to
# look in all bin directories if it cant find a match
in /etc/X11/Sessions/,
# so setting it to "enlightenment" can also work.  This is basically
used
# as a way for the system admin to configure a default system wide WM,
# allthough it will work if the user export XSESSION in
his .bash_profile, etc.
#
# NOTE:  1) this behaviour is overridden when a ~/.xinitrc exists, and
startx
#           is called.
#        2) even if ~/.xsession exists, if XSESSION can be resolved, it
will
#           be executed rather than ~/.xsession, else KDM breaks ...
#
# Defaults depending on what you install currently include:
#
# Gnome - will start gnome-session
# kde-<version> - will start startkde (look in /etc/X11/Sessions/)
# Xsession - will start a terminal and a few other nice apps

XSESSION="kde-3.5"

In the /etc/X11/Sessions directory, there are two files, Xsession and
kde-3.5

Thanks in advance

Jeff




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Re: [gentoo-user] X not working after update

[Bo Ørsted Andresen]

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On Thursday 09 November 2006 23:59, jeff wrote:
> I just updated X, and now I no longer have a working install for
> automatic startup.
>
> When the boot process executes, I get the error
> "/sbin/start-stop-daemon: stat /usr/bin/xdm: No such file or directory
> (No such file or directory)"
>
> However, if I then log in, typing 'startx' will successfully get me into
> kde.

Did you want to use kdm or xdm as your displaymanager? If you want to use kdm 
then you probably need to alter DISPLAYMANAGER in /etc/conf.d/xdm. If you 
want xdm then you probably need to emerge it.

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Re: [gentoo-user] X not working after update

[jeff]

Thanks Bo.

That did the trick.  The DISPLAYMANAGER variable used to be in rc.conf,
but the last update removed it from there.

Jeff


On Fri, 2006-11-10 at 00:17 +0100, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote:
> On Thursday 09 November 2006 23:59, jeff wrote:
> > I just updated X, and now I no longer have a working install for
> > automatic startup.
> >
> > When the boot process executes, I get the error
> > "/sbin/start-stop-daemon: stat /usr/bin/xdm: No such file or directory
> > (No such file or directory)"
> >
> > However, if I then log in, typing 'startx' will successfully get me into
> > kde.
> 
> Did you want to use kdm or xdm as your displaymanager? If you want to use kdm 
> then you probably need to alter DISPLAYMANAGER in /etc/conf.d/xdm. If you 
> want xdm then you probably need to emerge it.
> 


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