-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Tuesday, 27 May 2003, 10:47 PM +0800): > On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 08:58:32AM -0500, Kent West wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >Well, this script is actually in ~bin/, and I have set the $PATH correct > > >as I can run other self-write script successfully. > > >What seems weird is that after I run that script and use > > >$ ps -ecl|grep startx > > >to test, I find the startx is running, but the window doesn't show up. > > >What else should I test? > > > > > > > > > > Okay; I'm seeing the same behaviour here.: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk/BIN> cat sx > > #!/bin/bash > > echo Script is running > > startx -- :1 > /dev/null 2>&1 & > > echo Script is running > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk> sx > > Script is running > > Script is running > > > > but no starting of X. > > > > However, removing the final ampersand on the startx line, so it becomes > > this: > > startx -- :1 > /dev/null 2>&1 > > > > does work. > > > Yes, it does. But I'm still eager to know what's wrong with it, as I can > start other programs with & in the script. > Anyway, thanks a lot, it does save me some type.
I'm guessing that X doesn't like to be backgrounded, or that it *is* running in the background. It may even be running -- try doing an 'Alt-F7' once you've started the script to see what happens -- if you go to X, then I suggest simply removing the '&' (which backgrounds the command) from the script. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://matthew.weierophinney.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
