Re: [e-users] entrance on CentOS

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Steven,

You might want to take a look at the instructions available here:
http://sps.nus.edu.sg/~didierbe/share/setup_entrance_fc4.txt for CentOS
as Cent 4.3 most closely resembles FC4 and not FC5.

-Andy-

On Sat, 2006-08-26 at 23:53 -0500, Steven H. Smith wrote:
> Yes, actually I did look at Greg's suggestions.  Your thread is what
> spurred me to try and act on the entrance issue. =20
>=20
> CentOS is a free binary distribution of freely available Red Hat EL
> source.  So I thought your FC solutions may help, but no such luck.  FC
> is more bleeding edge.  CentOS is still using X116.
>=20
> Thanks
>=20
> SHS
>=20
> On Sat, 2006-08-26 at 23:21 -0500, Laurence Vanek wrote:
> > Steven H. Smith wrote:
> > > Can anyone point me to a solution for running entrance on CentOS rele=
ase
> > > 4.3?
> > >=20
> > > I've changed:
> > >=20
> > >    /etc/sysconfig/desktop to reflect DESKTOP=3D"E17"
> > >=20
> > >    /etc/X11/prefdm to reflect=20
> > >      =20
> > >        elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" =3D E17 ]; then
> > >                 preferred=3D/usr/local/sbin/entranced
> > >=20
> > >   =20
> > >=20
> > > but no entrance on start.
> > >=20
> > > Thanks
> > >=20
> > > SHS
> > >=20
> > Im not familiar with your O/S but did you try Greg Kriehn's suggestions=
,
> > perhaps they will help.  We
> > are dealing with FC5 where X is at /usr/bin/X & the Xsession file
> > resides in /etc/X11/xinit Is that your case?
> >=20
> > from Greg's post:
> >=20
> > > BACKGROUND:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> 1.)  Configuration for /etc/entrance_config.cfg
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Currently, entrance is setup for a system that still uses X11R6 fr=
om
> > >>>> "X.org" instead of the new X11R7 files.  You can check this with t=
he
> > >>>> following command:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>      sudo ecore_config -c /etc/entrance_config.cfg -a
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Look at the last line.  If will say:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>      /entranced/xserver string "/usr/X11R6/bin/X -quiet -nolisten =
tcp
> > >>>>      vt7"
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Because of this, entrance will not launch successfully.  It certai=
nly
> > >>>> tries, as can be verified by checking your /var/log/messages file,=
 but
> > >>>> fails because "X.org" uses X11R7 under FC5.  Notice the release no=
tes of
> > >>>> Fedora Core 5.  See the third point, in particular.
> > > -----
> > >>>>
> > >>>> As you know, this has caused many headaches for people (including
> > >>>> myself), because developers for particular packages have not had t=
ime to
> > >>>> change their source code before the release of FC5.  Specific to
> > >>>> entrance, notice that it looks for "X" in "/usr/X11R6/bin" instead=
 of in
> > >>>> "/usr/bin", where everything is now installed.  But this can easil=
y be
> > >>>> fixed.  Simply run the command:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>    sudo ecore_config -c /etc/entrance_config.cfg -k /entranced/xse=
rver
> > >>>>     -s "usr/bin/X -quiet -nolisten tcp vt7"
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Now run:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>    sudo ecore_config -c /etc/entrance_config.cfg -a
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The last line should now say:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>    /entranced/xserver  string  "usr/bin/X -quiet -nolisten tcp vt7=
"
> > >>>>
> > >>>> You are now capable of running entrance in FC5.  But only if
> > >>>> the /etc/entrance_config.cfg file is not changed again.  It would =
be
> > >>>> good to set this up so that when entrance is installed on FC5, it =
points
> > >>>> to the proper directory automatically.
> >=20
> > > 2.)  Location of the Xsession file.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Previously in FC4, "Xsession" could be found in only one location:
> > >>>> "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession".  With FC5, things have gotten a bit more
> > >>>> complicated.  There are now two locations: "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession"=
 and
> > >>>> "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession".  Both "gdm" and "kdm" (when launching a=
 gnome
> > >>>> or kde session, respectively) are pointed to look at
> > >>>> "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession", which is where the old "Xsession" file =
from
> > >>>> FC4 is now located (with some minor changes).  "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsess=
ion"
> > >>>> contains a new file that is specific to only "xdm" and is very spa=
rse.
> > >>>> However, when entrance launches an enlightenment session, it still=
 looks
> > >>>> for configuration info in "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession", not
> > >>>> "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession".  Check "/var/log/messages" to verify th=
is.
> > >>>> For enlightenment, this causes problems because dbus (the messageb=
us
> > >>>> daemon) information will not be configured due to the major differ=
ences
> > >>>> between the two files, among other things.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Theoretically, we could just copy "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession" to
> > >>>> "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession.bak" and then force a soft link from
> > >>>> "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession" to "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession", but this is =
a
> > >>>> hack, and a poor one at that.  It would be much better to have ent=
rance
> > >>>> set up so that it looks at "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession" instead for F=
C5.
> > >>>> Then entrance and enlightenment can both be launched properly.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Can one of the developers perhaps update the "configure" script fo=
r
> > >>>> entrance to reflect the new changes so that it will work robustly =
with
> > >>>> both X11R6 and X11R7?
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
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