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tnagpal
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 9:13 pm    Post subject: blackbox and x windows Reply with quote

I get an error stating:

BaseDisplay::BaseDisplay: connection to X server failed

when I try to use fluxbox or blackbox. Anyone know how to fix it?
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How are you trying to start BlackBox? What is the command you type?
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tried just blackbox (now actually trying "fluxbox") Same error with startblackbox.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Add blackbox to your ~/.xinitrc file and start X with 'startx'.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 10:52 pm    Post subject: Can't find it Reply with quote

Sorry, I can't "find" .xinitrc anywhere...
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 11:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Can't find it Reply with quote

tnagpal wrote:
Sorry, I can't "find" .xinitrc anywhere...

Howabout trying this:
Code:
echo "exec blackbox" > ~/.xinitrc
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After trying startx I get the following message

...
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing from list!
/home/name/.xinitrc: exec: blackbox: not found

waiting for X server to shut down
...

Still no luck...
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 12:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tnagpal wrote:

/home/name/.xinitrc: exec: blackbox: not found.


What does the output of "which blackbox" give?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 12:42 am    Post subject: Which fluxbox Reply with quote

I typed "which fluxbox"

I got

/usr/bin/fluxbox
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Replace blackbox with fluxbox in your .xinitrc
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 2:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In other words type this:
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echo "exec fluxbox" >| ~/.xinitrc


Then try starting up X with the command: startx
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