don't forget to chmod +x .xinitrc, or is that only for .xsession?

In any case it can't hurt.

jam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Maxwell [mailto:david@fundy.ca]
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 9:10 PM
> To: lotion@snip.net; John A. Maier
> Cc: netbsd-users@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Xwindows
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 08, 1999 at 11:44:01AM -0400, lotion@snip.net wrote:
> > When I try to start up Xwindows (startx)  I get thois error message
> >
> > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown)
> >
> > What does this mean?  Thanks, Mark
>
> That's from one of the programs (probably the window manager, or the
> first line in your .xinitrc) trying to connect to the server, and
> failing.
>
> There's a line higher up, that's related to your video, or mouse
> probably, that's the real problem. I usually use script to see
> the full text...
>
> script
> startx
> exit
> more typescript
>
> Look for errors. :-)
>
> --
> David Maxwell, david@vex.net|david@maxwell.net --> Mastery of
> UNIX, like
> mastery of language, offers real freedom. The price of
> freedom is always dear,
> but there's no substitute. Personally, I'd rather pay for my
> freedom than live
> in a bitmapped, pop-up-happy dungeon like NT. - Thomas Scoville
>