I have installed sparky cli. what I want to do is to run jwm but with no display manager. I installed jwm, I also installed xorg. but so far I can not run jwm. I also created .xinitrc with exec jwm in it but startx still does not work. I am a noob, so what I am missing please? I have not found more specific guide to this.
thank you
Create the file in your home directory:
place it inside:
Then:
Code:
chown you .xsession
chmod 755 .xsession
If still a problem do:
thank you for the reply but this was not enough.
this is the error message I get
Code:
X.Org X Server 1.15.0
Release Date: 2013-12-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 i686 Debian
Current Operating System: Linux rlyeh 3.12-1-486 #1 Debian 3.12.9-1 (2014-02-01) i686
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.12-1-486 root=UUID=66a86655-5591-42de-8a63-89288431a699 ro quiet
Build Date: 07 February 2014 12:14:17PM
xorg-server 2:1.15.0-2 (http://www.debian.org/support)
Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Feb 22 18:33:26 2014
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
Initializing built-in extension XTEST
Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
Initializing built-in extension SYNC
Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
Initializing built-in extension RENDER
Initializing built-in extension RANDR
Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
Initializing built-in extension RECORD
Initializing built-in extension DPMS
Initializing built-in extension Present
Initializing built-in extension DRI3
Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
Initializing built-in extension XVideo
Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
Initializing built-in extension SELinux
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
Initializing built-in extension DRI2
Loading extension GLX
(EE)
Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE)
(EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(EE)
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error
I am trying to posto the Xorg.0.log but the forum refuses (seems there is a length limit)
it has a warning that it could not open nouveau and then an error that it failed to load module nouveau (and other errors later that seems to relate with that failure)
meaby you dont have 'libgl1-mesa-dri' and 'libgl1-mesa-glx' on your system;)
http://paste.debian.net/