Re: FVWM: Trouble running Fvwm in OpenWindows!

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 13:34:37 -0400

Louis LeBlanc <leblanc_at_mirror-image.com> writes:
> Hey, all. I have been trying to install FVWM on a Solaris 2.6 maching
> running OpenWindows. So far I am having no luck.
>
> I set up my ~/.xinitrc as follows:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> stty erase
> DISPLAY=:0.0
> export DISLPAY
> xrdb -load ~/.Xdefaults
> exec fvwm2

Try this:

exec fvwm2 2>/tmp/fvwm.out

The fvwm.out file might contain an error message.

> About as basic as it gets.
> The .fvwm2rc file is the sample with the icon path and pixmap path
> fixed. Nothing more.
>
> When the login screen comes up, I select OpenWindows from the Options
> dropdown, and the screen comes up black, flashes white, and bonks back
> to the login screen. Then I have to log in to CDE to fix it back. With
> this .xinitrc, I do have twm running, but I want virtual desktops!
>
> I compiled fvwm with xpm support ( I had to build and install the xpm
> libs myself from xpm-3.4k-solaris.tgz )

If you didn't install this in /usr/lib you might have to add the "-R"
option during the compile. See the INSTALL.fvwm file for more
information.

> I am not sure how to test the xpm libs, but that is the only thing I can
> imagine would cause the problem.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Lou

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