Re: X + BVision + Debian + GNOME + Enlightenment problem

[Sven L. <lu...@dp...>]

On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 04:24:41AM +0000, Giles Burdett wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've installed the basic debian distribution from a recent Amiga Active CD
> with no problems, and I'm trying to add in X with GNOME and Enlightenment,
> but with only limited success. From what I can see, I have all the packages
> necessary to satisfy the various dependancies. Initially I had X + xdm +
> xterm working, and there weren't any problems. Then I added gnome and
> enlightenment into the mix, and interesting things began to happen...
> 
> xdm's login doesn't disappear; the enlightenment bar doesn't appear at all
> but the "enlightenment starting   x%" message does - and then it stays
> there; none of the gnome panels appear; mouse activated menus are only half
> displayed; dragging a window (not that you can see the borders - you have to
> watch for when the mouse pointer changes to pick a window up) smears the 
> contents all over the screen.

quick solution :

install the gdm and gnome-session package, instead of xdm, that way, you only
have to choose the gnome session in the gdm menus.

Alternatively, if you want to try it with xdm alone, then you still need to
install gnome-session, and call it, for example in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc (at
the bottom of it, instead of the 3 xterms and twm that are there right now.

You could also use a per user xinirtc (you could try .xinitrc in you home
directory, not sure about the exact file name for that though, just type
gnome-session in there).

as for the other problems, i think it is a problem with the window manager.
First try the above, and if it don't work, ask again, and i shall give you
more advice.

> So it's knackered, basically.
> 
> The thing is I thought I'd got this problem pinned down when I read on the
> linux-apus homepage at sourceforge, in the file
> "installing-a-debian-system.html" that the normal X related debs from the
> official ftp sites don't work, and you need some specially compiled APUS X
> debs from the DEB-APUS directory at sunsite Denmark - but there's nothing in
> that directory!!! 

That info is severly outdated, the official debs work fine .
(both the 3.3.6 and the newer
4.0.2 should work, not sure about the newer 4.0.2 ones, but anyway the 4.0.3
will)

friendly,

Sven Luther