Fluxbox question

liquidzoo · August 20, 2003

I installed fluxbox recently. I wanted to check it out and see what it was like. When I booted up, I entered the command

startfluxbox

since I didn't know any other command to start it up (KDE is my default when I type startx) but I got the following error on my screen:

BaseDisplay::BaseDisplay: connection to X server failed.

/usr/X11R6/bin/startfluxbox: line 11: 2255 Aborted

/usr/X11R6/bin/bsetroot - solid Black

BaseDisplay::BaseDisplay: connection to X server failed.

Fluxbox: Unknown error.

All line 11 of the startfluxbox script says is

fi

Any ideas what I should do next? It seems that the display is not being recognized or something, but it works just fine with KDE. I really want to give this a shot. Can anyone help?

liquidzoo · August 20, 2003

Per request from rcxau, my /usr/X11R6/bin/startfluxbox file:

#!/bin/sh

if [ -e ~/.fluxbox/startup ];then

   exec sh ~/.fluxbox/startup

else

   if [ ! -d ~/.fluxbox ];then

mkdir ~/.fluxbox

   fi

   cp /usr/share/fluxbox/startup ~/.fluxbox

   /usr/X11R6/bin/bsetroot -solid Black

   exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox

fi

liquidzoo · August 20, 2003

Thanks to rcxau and HJ on the IRC channel, I got this figured out. Thanks a lot for your help. Now I just need to figure out some configuration options and I'll be all set...

Anyone that uses flux have any good configuration options they would like to share?

ramfree17 · August 20, 2003

Per request from rcxau, my /usr/X11R6/bin/startfluxbox file:

#!/bin/sh<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->if [ -e ~/.fluxbox/startup ];then<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->    exec sh ~/.fluxbox/startup<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->else<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->    if [ ! -d ~/.fluxbox ];then<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->	mkdir ~/.fluxbox<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->    fi<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->    cp /usr/share/fluxbox/startup ~/.fluxbox<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->    /usr/X11R6/bin/bsetroot -solid Black<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->    exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->fi

hehehe, your life would be simpler by installing the Xtart package which if i remember correctly is in your installation disks. after that it would be a trivial thing to add new windows managers to its configurations.

but then, looking at the bright side you have now learned how to do it by hand. :)

ciao!

SoulSe · August 20, 2003

Please post the fix here so that other users can benefit from this thread, thanks 8)

static · August 20, 2003

What I do is put

exec fluxbox

at the end of my ~/.xinitrc and use startx still. I also had to edit my /etc/rc.conf I believe to change the $XSESSION to fluxbox from kde I believe...

Anyway, what did you do?

tyme · August 20, 2003

startfluxbox won't work because you need to have an X server running prior to starting fluxbox. startfluxbox will not start the server itself. if you're starting from a command line, static's way is the best way (IMHO)-although I don't think editing /etc/rc.conf is necessary for it to work (atleast I never had to do it).

william · August 20, 2003

here i how my .xinitrc looks like:

#exec gnome-session
#exec startkde

#exec enlightenment &

idesk &

gkrellm &

exec fluxbox

liquidzoo · August 20, 2003

What I do is put
exec fluxbox
at the end of my ~/.xinitrc and use startx still. I also had to edit my /etc/rc.conf I believe to change the $XSESSION to fluxbox from kde I believe...

Anyway, what did you do?

This is the fix that worked for me, except the only file I had to modify was the ~/.xinitrc file, not anything else.

bvc · August 21, 2003

Couldn't find one for flux....but maybe you'll see something you can use :wink:

last modified May 7th...it's old :wink:

#!/bin/bash



#======START PROGRAMS=======#

#(sleep 10; gkrellm) &

#(sleep 5; artsplay /home/soundz/Save.wav & exit) &

#(sleep 4; Eterm --trans -g 80x77+0+0) &

#(sleep 8; krusader) &

#(sleep 12; kate) &



#=======MISC=======#

#(sleep 7; gnome-settings-daemon) &

#(sleep 2; gnome-theme-properties) &

#####/usr/bin/kicker &

#######/usr/bin/kdeinit &

#####/usr/bin/dcopserver && kded &

#~/setbkgrd.sh



#=======WAIMEA=======#

#export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$QTDIR/usr/lib/qt3/lib/

#export OPERA_FORCE_JAVA_ENABLED=1

#####export LC=C 

#####export LC_ALL=C 

#export QT_XFT=true

#export GDK_USE_XFT=1

#(sleep 10; gkrellm) &

#(sleep 4; Eterm --trans -g 80x77+0+0) &

#/usr/bin/artsd -F 10 -S 4096 -s 60 -m artsmessage -l 3 -f &

#enable_X11_numlock &

#(sleep 8; aterm -T WvDial -tr +sb -bg black -fg yellow -bw 0 -e wvdial) &

#(sleep 1; xset s off s noblank dpms 0 0 0) &

#(sleep 12; idesk) &

#/usr/bin/wampager &

#exec /usr/X11R6/bin/waimea --menufile /home/bvc/waimea/menu





#=========GNOME2========#

#export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$QTDIR/usr/lib/qt3/lib/

#export OPERA_FORCE_JAVA_ENABLED=1

#export LC=C 

#export LC_ALL=C 

#export QT_XFT=true

#export GDK_USE_XFT=1

###(sleep 5; /usr/bin/esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 2 -spawnfd 15) &

#(sleep 3; play /home/soundz/maxmsn.wav) &

#Esetroot -s ~/wallpapers/scales/Clean_Gnome.png

#Esetroot -s ~/wallpapers/scales/GNOME-simple_1600x1200.png

#(sleep 4; gkrellm) &

#enable_X11_numlock &

#(sleep 2; wvdial $*) &

#(sleep 10; xset s off s noblank dpms 0 0 0) &

#(sleep 5; idesk) &

#exec /usr/bin/startgnome



#========KDE3-1=======#

#export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$QTDIR/usr/lib/qt3/lib/

#export OPERA_FORCE_JAVA_ENABLED=1

##export LC=C 

##export LC_ALL=C 

#export QT_XFT=true

#export GDK_USE_XFT=1

#(sleep 10; gkrellm) &

###(sleep 13; kppp -c MLI) &

#(sleep 2; wvdial $*) &

##(sleep 8; aterm -T WvDial -tr +sb -bg black -fg yellow -bw 0 -e wvdial) &

#(sleep 1; xset s off s noblank dpms 0 0 0) &

#(sleep 12; idesk) &

#exec /usr/bin/startkde



#=======AfterStep=======#

(sleep 7; /usr/bin/esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 2 -spawnfd 15) &

(sleep 6; aterm -T Aterm -tr +sb -bg black -fg yellow -bw 0) &

(sleep 4; gkrellm) &

#enable_X11_numlock &

(sleep 2; wvdial $*) &

#(sleep 10; xset s off s noblank dpms 0 0 0) &

(sleep 5; idesk) &

exec /usr/X11R6/bin/afterstep

liquidzoo · August 21, 2003

just a quick question about that config file. I see this:

#(sleep 4; Eterm --trans -g 80x77+0+0) &

I know what the Eterm command does, I'm pretty sure what the --trans does. What do the -g and the 80x77+0+0 do?

bvc · August 21, 2003

from man aterm (same for Eterm, xterm, probably others and many apps)

-geometry geom

             Window geometry (-g still respected); resource geometry.

liquidzoo · August 21, 2003

Thanks. 1 more question: How do you get the titlebars on the terminal windows to go away? I have seen this in some screenshots (can't remember where, though) and I really want this look. Anyone have any ideas? Is this something that is terminal specific?

bvc · August 21, 2003

man Eterm

-x, --borderless

             This option forces Eterm to have no borders.

http://www.coost.com/cgi-bin/dwww?type=man...man1/Eterm.1.gz

...and yes, it is terminal specific. I think another or two can do it, but I d/k how.....SEE:man <terminal>

I use to like to start Eterm with X w/ no borders, toolbar, and no tiltebar and vertically/ with -g take up half the entire screen 8)

liquidzoo · August 21, 2003

Sweet, thanks a lot! I was wondering how to do that. This will help me out a lot. I will have to give it a try when I get home.

I assume that I can do this with Eterm from any WM/DE? All I would have to do is adjust the command in the respective menu line/command prompt?

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