A few things:

(1) I think the line in question here is the "Exec" line.  Try changing it
to match the "TryExec" line.

i.e. Exec=/usr/bin/starte17

You are referencing XDM in that configuration file, but you mentioned
getting it to work with GDM.  I will assume that you are really trying to
get this working with GDM.

I would also double check that you are creating the desktop file in the
right location.  It's normally under gdm/sessions - the first part of the
path may vary.


Here's what I had to do for GDM on Ubuntu:

I created /usr/share/xsession/e17.desktop

The file contains:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=E17
Comment=Enlightenment 0.17
Type=XSession
Exec=/usr/local/bin/enlightenment_start
TryExec=/usr/local/bin/enlightenment_start

After creating that file, restart GDM and you should have the entry listed
as a session.  What I've listed is specific to Ubuntu - your distro my
handle this differently (i.e. file locations).

Since your question is more specific to GDM than E, I would suggest taking
a look at the documentation for GDM at:

http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/docs.html

Specifically, the configuration section should give you all the
information you need to set this up.

I hope that helps.


> How can i add E17 to GDM?
>
> i create a desktop file in /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/ with:
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Encoding=UTF-8
> Name=E17
> Comment=E17
> TryExec=/usr/bin/starte17
> Exec=/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession E17
> Icon=
> Type=Application
>
> but doesnt work :-/ also i create the script starte17 in /usr/bin with:
>
> exec /usr/bin/enlightenment_start
>
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