Using xinit instead of MDM causes problems
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:34 pm
I've been using Linux Mint 13 Maya for a while. I've solved quite a few problems on my own with the help of web searches. I'm pretty happy with the setup I've got. I've really enjoyed how easy Mint was to setup.
I need to be able to login at the command prompt and start x manually. I remove MDM and login at the command prompt. I then start X. The problem is that MDM is doing some task(s) that I don't completely understand.
If I log in with MDM I am able to click on the dvd/cdrom drive and view it. My audio also works perfectly.
If I remove MDM and login with xinit I have no permission to view my dvd/cdrom in file manager. My audio only works if I delete ~/.pulse and then only sometimes for a while.
I have not tried usb thumb drives or external usb drives but I'm betting they also would fail without MDM login.
Results of uname -a:
Linux 3.2.0-23-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:41:14 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
Here is my .xinitrc:
exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session openbox-session
I've looked at the files in:
/etc/init.d/mdm
/etc/mdm and the folders below it
I can't figure out what is going on with mdm that enables me to see hot plug devices and my dvd/cdrom drive. I also can't figure out why sound works under mdm and not under xinit.
Any suggestions?
I have good reasons to do important tasks without the overhead of X. MDM does not offer me the option to go directly to a console.
I can of course hit ctrl-alt-F1-F8 and log into a console. That does not remove the overhead that MDM brings.
This is probably a whole new topic but Pcmanfm was crashing randomly when I clicked on it. After searching these forums I decided to compile the 1.0.2~alpha1 version from source.
It appears that it is still crashing randomly. Which makes it pretty much unusable.
Thanks for any help in advance.
I need to be able to login at the command prompt and start x manually. I remove MDM and login at the command prompt. I then start X. The problem is that MDM is doing some task(s) that I don't completely understand.
If I log in with MDM I am able to click on the dvd/cdrom drive and view it. My audio also works perfectly.
If I remove MDM and login with xinit I have no permission to view my dvd/cdrom in file manager. My audio only works if I delete ~/.pulse and then only sometimes for a while.
I have not tried usb thumb drives or external usb drives but I'm betting they also would fail without MDM login.
Results of uname -a:
Linux 3.2.0-23-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:41:14 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
Here is my .xinitrc:
exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session openbox-session
I've looked at the files in:
/etc/init.d/mdm
/etc/mdm and the folders below it
I can't figure out what is going on with mdm that enables me to see hot plug devices and my dvd/cdrom drive. I also can't figure out why sound works under mdm and not under xinit.
Any suggestions?
I have good reasons to do important tasks without the overhead of X. MDM does not offer me the option to go directly to a console.
I can of course hit ctrl-alt-F1-F8 and log into a console. That does not remove the overhead that MDM brings.
This is probably a whole new topic but Pcmanfm was crashing randomly when I clicked on it. After searching these forums I decided to compile the 1.0.2~alpha1 version from source.
It appears that it is still crashing randomly. Which makes it pretty much unusable.
Thanks for any help in advance.