Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-26 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2010-04-25, Disc Magnet wrote: ---SNIP--- > I was just experimenting to see if I can > put any startup commands which will run everytime I log into GNOME. In > both trials, GNOME crashed. Put the commands in .gnomerc (for GNOME only) or .xsessionrc (for all X sessions). If you want to start gr

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:37:25 +0530, Disc Magnet wrote: > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:05:45 -0600, Javier Vasquez wrote: >> >>> ~/.xsession is recognized by the Xsession usually located at >>> /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession or /etc/X11/xinit/Xsession.  gdm, us

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-25 Thread Disc Magnet
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:05:45 -0600, Javier Vasquez wrote: > >> On 4/14/10, Camaleón wrote: > > (...) > >>> Anyway, what is the full content of your "~/.xsession" file and what is >>> your final purpose, I mean, what do you want to achieve with th

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-16 Thread Jon Dowland
Freeman wrote: > An empty .xsession file will crash Gnome too. (I remember that debacle.) I > can't offer a technical explanation. Maybe it can be viewed as similar to > initiating two desktops environments simultaneously. I'm not convinced GNOME is actually involved here. Are you (or the OP) log

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-16 Thread Marc Olive
El Thursday 15 April 2010 09:11:21 Freeman va escriure: > An empty .xsession file will crash Gnome too. (I remember that debacle.) I > can't offer a technical explanation. Maybe it can be viewed as similar to > initiating two desktops environments simultaneously. .xsession is the X session scrip

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-15 Thread Freeman
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 03:31:29PM +, Camaleón wrote: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:55:18 +0530, Disc Magnet wrote: > > > So, how do I prevent it from crashing and successfully log in? > > Curious is that I don't have such file in my home (running Lenny and > GNOME here) :-? > > Anyway, what is

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-14 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:05:45 -0600, Javier Vasquez wrote: > On 4/14/10, Camaleón wrote: (...) >> Anyway, what is the full content of your "~/.xsession" file and what is >> your final purpose, I mean, what do you want to achieve with that file? > ~/.xsession is recognized by the Xsession usually

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-14 Thread Javier Vasquez
On 4/14/10, Camaleón wrote: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:55:18 +0530, Disc Magnet wrote: > >> So, how do I prevent it from crashing and successfully log in? > > Curious is that I don't have such file in my home (running Lenny and > GNOME here) :-? > > Anyway, what is the full content of your "~/.xsess

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-14 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:55:18 +0530, Disc Magnet wrote: > So, how do I prevent it from crashing and successfully log in? Curious is that I don't have such file in my home (running Lenny and GNOME here) :-? Anyway, what is the full content of your "~/.xsession" file and what is your final purpos

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-14 Thread Patrick Wiseman
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Disc Magnet wrote: > So, how do I prevent it from crashing and successfully log in? Delete the .xsession file. I'm running GNOME, and don't have one. Patrick > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:51:00 +0530, Disc Magne

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-14 Thread Disc Magnet
So, how do I prevent it from crashing and successfully log in? On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:51:00 +0530, Disc Magnet wrote: > >> If I create an empty (0 length) .xsession or an .xsession file >> containing one line, say, echo hello, world, I get this e

Re: GNOME crashes when .xsession file is present.

2010-04-14 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:51:00 +0530, Disc Magnet wrote: > If I create an empty (0 length) .xsession or an .xsession file > containing one line, say, echo hello, world, I get this error when I try > to log into GNOME. > > Your session lasted less than 10 seconds. If you have not logged out > yourse