Bug 3472 - start** don't work
Summary: start** don't work
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Keywords: NEEDINFO
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2011-11-26 18:21 CET by Kamil Rytarowski
Modified: 2012-01-19 21:46 CET (History)
2 users (show)

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Xorg.0.log (68.43 KB, text/x-log)
2011-11-26 20:57 CET, Kamil Rytarowski 		Details
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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
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