xorg/fluxbox issues {solved}

[projkt4]

hi all, my system is acting somewhat funny right now and im slowly working out all the bugs, but one of my problems is that when i was in command line and i ran startx, i got the rather ugly defalut window manager that you get when you first configure xorg. now i re created the .xinitrc file in the root directory, but when i startx i dont have the certian programs i have set in startup starting. i checked the startup file and i cannot figgure out what is wrong, the programs are still there. they just arent initializing
any help or insight is appreciated

[seank]

You're running X as root? Bad bad. First thing you need to do is create yourself a user (run something like useradd yourcoolusername -m -G users,wheel,portage,audio,video,cdrom,floppy) then start using that user exclusively and only root up (by running su) when needed.

Now make a new .xinitrc in your user's home directory and make sure all the programs you want started at X startup are BEFORE your command to start the window manager and if the program you're starting does not start itself as a background process then you'll need to append an ampersand sign to the command (e.g. /usr/bin/gaim &). Now make sure its executable: chmod +x ~/.xinitrc

[projkt4]

i do hava user, and if i log in as user and startx i get the same results. i had to add the .xinitrc to that directory as well. the startup files are even the same. but i still dont get thos apps starting when i load x. the reason i am running in root is because for whatever reason i cannot su -l from my user, and i want to be able to have full useability.

how do i look at a user profile to see what functions and rights it has?

[Arainach]

Edit rc.conf and change XSESSION= to XSESSION="fluxbox". And uncomment it if it's commented.
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[projkt4]

did that, it was commented out and set to gnome, and i uncommented it and set to fluxbox, but when i startx my apps still dont initialize on startup

they are in the startup file though. any other tips?

[Arainach]

Now instead of messing around with xinit, why don't you use the ~/.fluxbox/startup file?
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Gentoo: Stage3 w/ NPTL & udev, gcc 3.4.4 full rebuild
Kernel: 2.6.15-gentoo-r1 w/ 1G-Lowmem Patch
System: Athlon XP 2.2Ghz/1GB Corsair Value/160GB, 250GB WD IDE/128MB GeForce 6800/Sony 17" Trinitron G200 @ 1280x1024x75Hz

[projkt4]

what can i do with it, i have one, it still has the items i want started up right away in the file. i dont know what else to do with that file

[Arainach]

~/.fluxbox/startup is very well documented. Just add lines like

[seank]

If you're using the mechanism provided by Gentoo to start your window manager (the XSESSION var in /etc/rc.conf) then you'll need to remove $HOME/.xinitrc. Make sure all the programs you want to start are in $HOME/.fluxbox/startup BEFORE the command to start fluxbox.

[projkt4]

allow me to clarify.

I ALREADY HAVE THE CORRECT ENTRYS IN MY .fluxbox/startup FILE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEM INITIALIZING.

so, though i appreciate the help, i am confident that there is nothing wrong with my startup file. i am having proplems with the programs ALREADY ENTERED in that file. so what i am looking for is a reason for why this file isnt being read properly.

[Arainach]

Have you removed your .xinitrc yet?
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Kernel: 2.6.15-gentoo-r1 w/ 1G-Lowmem Patch
System: Athlon XP 2.2Ghz/1GB Corsair Value/160GB, 250GB WD IDE/128MB GeForce 6800/Sony 17" Trinitron G200 @ 1280x1024x75Hz

[lamaistres]

re-edit .xinitrc by disabling everything and add

[projkt4]