Bug 3472

Summary:	start** don't work
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Kamil Rytarowski <n54>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	marja11, thierry.vignaud
Version:	Cauldron	Keywords:	NEEDINFO
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:		CVE:
Status comment:
Attachments:	Xorg.0.log

Description Kamil Rytarowski 2011-11-26 18:21:48 CET

Description of problem:
Hello!
I've installed Mageia 2 Alpha 1 minimal system (from DVD) and then I encountered that after installation of "task-gnome" and "task-x11" I'm unable to start Gnome3 from tty using "startgnome*"

Error message:
"** WARNING **: Cannot open display: "

It's possible to start X (with Gnome3!).. by typing startx

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install Mageia 2 Alpha 1
2. install task-x11
3. install task-gnome
4. try startgnome or startgnomeclassic

Kamil Rytarowski 2011-11-26 18:22:35 CET

Version: 1 => Cauldron

Comment 1 Manuel Hiebel 2011-11-26 20:21:39 CET

Please attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log (copying it before restarting X, or /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old after reconfiguring and restarting X)

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 2 Thierry Vignaud 2011-11-26 20:23:54 CET

GNOME3 is totally broken for now

CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud

Comment 3 Kamil Rytarowski 2011-11-26 20:57:23 CET

Created attachment 1120 [details]
Xorg.0.log

Comment 4 Kamil Rytarowski 2011-11-30 07:36:41 CET

I've reproduced it with WindowMaker too:

1. install minimal system
2. task-x11
3. WindowMaker

startwindowmaker produces:
/usr/bin/xsetroot: unable to open display ''
/usr/bin/wmaker(real_main(main.c:768)): fatal error: could not open display ""

Comment 5 Kamil Rytarowski 2011-11-30 07:37:37 CET

And startx runs WindowMaker correctly.

Comment 6 Kamil Rytarowski 2011-12-17 13:16:20 CET

Seems valid in Mga2 Alpha2

Comment 7 Manuel Hiebel 2011-12-17 13:57:29 CET

IIRC it's more a wrong config for your graphic cards.

Summary: startgnome and startgnomeclassic don't work => start** don't work

Comment 8 Kamil Rytarowski 2011-12-17 15:46:14 CET

I've installed KDE from DVD Mga2_Alpha2. After getting into console (return causes restart of X) and then trying to start X Window Manager by "start*" like startscrotwm there is the same no-effect. I have to run it by "startx"

Comment 9 Kamil Rytarowski 2011-12-17 15:50:16 CET

xinit /path/to/x/window/manager is working

Comment 10 Marja Van Waes 2012-01-19 17:46:03 CET

I don't have the slightest idea which package to assign this to

CC: (none) => marja11
Source RPM: gnome-session-3.3.2-1.mga2.src.rpm => (none)

Comment 11 Thierry Vignaud 2012-01-19 21:46:31 CET

start* were never intended to work this way.
This is the way it works:
startx startXXXX

eg: to start a second session:
startx startxfce4 -- :1

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => INVALID