System Architecture: Intel
RedHat Release: RHL 5.2
FAQ Category: X Windows
Modification Date: Jan 20, 1999
After installing X-Windows and configuring it, when run no clients show up.
Hi, I recently installed X-windows on RedHat 5.2. After running XConfigurator,I kept getting a screen with a background of little X's. I could change resolution and move the mouse but nothing else. The help file was not much help but finally I found out that the server kept looking in my directory for the .xinitrc file. After copying it from /etc/X11/xinit/ I got the background image and then a crash. Finally I created a .xinitrc file which had one line "exec /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients". Now at least I can get the neccesary programs running. Very confusing for a newbie. I hope that this helps other people who may have had the same problem or are currently having it. Regards, VJ
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