fluxbox won't start

h2gofast · 10-19-2005, 10:51 PM

running debian, xorg,
fluxbox won't start. All I get is a box saying that my session lasted less than 10 seconds yada yada. idesk icons come up and even open their applications, but that's it.
.xsession-errors after booting into gnome are:

Not sure where to look next.

Code:

h2@h2:~$ cat .xsession-errors
/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp  -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0" "h2"
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
SESSION_MANAGER=local/h2:/tmp/.ICE-unix/6359
Window manager warning: Failed to read theme from file /usr/share/themes/Amarant h/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xml: Failed to open file '/usr/share/themes/Amaran th/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xml': No such file or directory
Window manager warning: Failed to load theme "Amaranth": Failed to open file '/u sr/share/themes/Amaranth/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xml': No such file or direc tory
Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
*** loading the extensions datasource

Not sure what to check next.
Please help. gnome is nice but I prefer my fluxbox back.

ssfrstlstnm · 10-20-2005, 12:25 PM

I think those error messages are from when you booted into gnome because gnome uses metacity window manager. Fluxbox uses fluxbox window manager.

Let us see the contentents of

/home/user/.fluxbox/init

of course change /home/user to the name of your home directory.

h2gofast · 10-20-2005, 02:00 PM

here it is.

Code:

h2@h2:~/.fluxbox$ cat init
session.titlebar.left:  Stick
session.titlebar.right: Minimize Maximize Close
session.screen0.menu.alpha:     188
session.screen0.tab.placement:  Top
session.screen0.tab.width:      64
session.screen0.tab.alignment:  Left
session.screen0.tab.height:     16
session.screen0.tab.rotatevertical:     true
session.screen0.toolbar.tools:  workspacename, prevworkspace, nextworkspace, iconbar, systemtray, prevwindow, nextwindow, clock
session.screen0.toolbar.visible:        true
session.screen0.toolbar.layer:  Normal
session.screen0.toolbar.widthPercent:   47
session.screen0.toolbar.height: 0
session.screen0.toolbar.onhead: 0
session.screen0.toolbar.autoHide:       false
session.screen0.toolbar.placement:      BottomRight
session.screen0.toolbar.onTop:  false
session.screen0.toolbar.alpha:  255
session.screen0.toolbar.maxOver:        true
session.screen0.slit.onHead:    0
session.screen0.slit.layer:     Top
session.screen0.slit.onhead:    0
session.screen0.slit.autoHide:  false
session.screen0.slit.placement: TopRight
session.screen0.slit.direction: Vertical
session.screen0.slit.alpha:     150
session.screen0.slit.maxOver:   false
session.screen0.slit.onTop:     True
session.screen0.window.focus.alpha:     255
session.screen0.window.unfocus.alpha:   152
session.screen0.overlay.lineWidth:      1
session.screen0.overlay.lineStyle:      LineSolid
session.screen0.overlay.joinStyle:      JoinMiter
session.screen0.overlay.capStyle:       CapNotLast
session.screen0.iconbar.iconWidth:      70
session.screen0.iconbar.usePixmap:      true
session.screen0.iconbar.clientWidth:    70
session.screen0.iconbar.deiconifyMode:  Follow
session.screen0.iconbar.alignment:      Relative
session.screen0.iconbar.mode:   Workspace
session.screen0.iconbar.iconTextPadding:        10l
session.screen0.iconbar.wheelMode:      Screen
session.screen0.opaqueMove:     false
session.screen0.maxOverSlit:    true
session.screen0.showwindowposition:     true
session.screen0.followModel:    Ignore
session.screen0.strftimeFormat: %I:%M %p
session.screen0.autoRaise:      true
session.screen0.windowMenu:
session.screen0.edgeSnapThreshold:      0
session.screen0.rowPlacementDirection:  LeftToRight
session.screen0.windowPlacement:        RowSmartPlacement
session.screen0.rootCommand:    fbsetbg -f "/MediaH2/Torrents/National Geographic Wallpapers/ngm1999_01p132-3.crop.jpg"
session.screen0.decorateTransient:      false
session.screen0.imageDither:    false
session.screen0.menuDelay:      0
session.screen0.menuDelayClose: 0
session.screen0.resizeMode:     Bottom
session.screen0.menuMode:       Delay
session.screen0.fullMaximization:       false
session.screen0.menuAlpha:      140
session.screen0.workspaces:     3
session.screen0.sloppywindowgrouping:   true
session.screen0.desktopwheeling:        true
session.screen0.workspaceNames: Workspace 1,Workspace 2,Workspace 3,
session.screen0.workspacewarping:       false
session.screen0.focusLastWindow:        true
session.screen0.clickRaises:    true
session.screen0.colPlacementDirection:  TopToBottom
session.screen0.antialias:      true
session.screen0.dateFormat:     American
session.screen0.clockFormat:    12
session.screen0.focusModel:     SloppyFocus
session.screen0.focusNewWindows:        true
session.opaqueMove:     false
session.tabPadding:     0
session.slitlistFile:   /home/h2/.fluxbox/slitlist
session.iconbar:        true
session.numLayers:      13
session.ignoreBorder:   true
session.doubleClickInterval:    250
session.cacheLife:      5l
session.styleFile:      /usr/share/fluxbox/styles/BlueNight
session.keyFile:        /home/h2/.fluxbox/keys
session.tabsAttachArea: Window
session.updateDelayTime:        0
session.cacheMax:       200l
session.focusTabMinWidth:       0
session.autoRaiseDelay: 250
session.forcePseudoTransparency:        false
session.groupFile:      ~/.fluxbox/groups
session.menuFile:       /etc/X11/fluxbox/fluxbox-menu
session.appsFile:       ~/.fluxbox/apps
session.tabs:   true
session.colorsPerChannel:       4
session.useMod1:        true
h2@h2:~/.fluxbox$

ironwalker · 10-20-2005, 03:36 PM

Same problem here.I fixed it last time by accident but have no clue what I did.I have sinced used a mirror backup of my entire drice and after upgrade ran into same problem.My errors are similar to yours without the bad stuff;

Quote:

/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0" "h2"
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
SESSION_MANAGER=....

Driveing me crazy and gave up for now...useing iceWM and I hate it.

sorry to add my problems here but figured because there similar I'd chime in.
I recently saw a newsgroup mailing posted via a google search that explained how to fix,but can not find it and it didnt help me,it may help you,but it has something to do with the new upgrade and the conf file I believe...dunno.

hopeing to get this fixed,I miss FB.

Thanks in advance,
I will be doing as much research on this as I can today....time considering.

h2gofast · 10-20-2005, 04:46 PM

for what it's worth blackbox works. It's similar but not quite.

ironwalker · 10-20-2005, 04:50 PM

Ya,I know,thanks....not interested though.I dont like leaveing things in unworking condition....its a character defect I have.

h2gofast · 10-20-2005, 09:20 PM

ok I narrowed it down.

I added a new user and the new user can login to fluxbox.
So there is some issue with my regular user's config that is borking the fluxbox startup.

For the next guy who borks flux

sudo add newuser

mv ~/.fluxbox ~/.fluxboxBroken
cp -r /home/newuser/.fluxbox ~/.fluxbox
You should now be able to login to fluxbox.
Then add stuff back in to see what borked flux
This happened after an apt-get dist-upgrade so who knows what set it off.