KDE 3.2 and xinitrc

guygriffiths · 02-09-2004, 09:57 AM

I have recently installed KDE 3.2, and I like it, but I have one problem.
Previously (with KDE 3.1.4), /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc would get executed when X started, and run xmodmap on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap. Now it appears to not get run. I have symlinked xinitrc into ~/.kde/Autostart, but that only works locally, and I would like a neat global solution.
Currently I start kdm from /etc/inittab, with the line:

Code:

x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm

and my xinitrc looks like this:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# $Xorg: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:30 cpqbld Exp $

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
    xrdb -merge $sysresources
fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f $userresources ]; then
    xrdb -merge $userresources
fi

if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

What I really want (I think) is to have X start on boot, and for xinitrc to load kdm, but if I substitute "startx" for "/opt/kde/bin/kdm" I get errors. Could anyone help?
Guy

rmanocha · 02-09-2004, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by guygriffiths

What I really want (I think) is to have X start on boot, and for xinitrc to load kdm, but if I substitute "startx" for "/opt/kde/bin/kdm" I get errors. Could anyone help?

To do this all you have to do is put a script which starts up kdm in /etc/rc5.d/ or however your bootscripts are handled(i didnt see which distro u use).that should start X and kdm when u boot up.

guygriffiths · 02-09-2004, 10:17 AM

The line in inittab pretty much does this, but unfortunately, X does not seem to source /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc when it is started by kdm.