How do I start WM?

[Holger Krull]

Am 24.02.2010 21:21, schrieb Kenneth Wolcott:
> Hi;
>
>> To achive this, create a icon that points to
>> C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "/usr/bin/startx"
>>
>> Edit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc and change
>> twm&
>> to
>> openbox&
>>
>> That changes the behavior for all users.
>
>    I tried this last advice.
>
>    I get a quick flash and then gone (Windoze XP SP3, Cygwin 1.7).
>
>    What did I do wrong or what I do too much of or what did I do not enough of?
>
>    I'm really looking forward to a having a nice KDE screen initiated
> by cygwin rather than twm.
>

1. Do you have a .xinitrc in your home directory? (try ls -la )
If so, delete it.

2. Will it start if you manually enter startx in a cygwin shell?

2. If you don't change /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc, can you start the X 
Server with startx using twm?



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