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Alecatta

Member

From: Milan, Italy

Registered: 2009-01-15

Posts: 26

Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

The facts:

- Eee PC 1002HA with Adam kernel + #! 8.10.02
- installing programs in synaptic, I installed wmclock and his dependencies wmaker, that I realized only after , is an alternative or someting similar to openbox
- after understanding that the clock applet is not my wish, I removed it and wmaker also.

The problem:
- after that, each time I boot #!, the system start with windows undecorated (no top button to close/min/max, no borders) and also OB menu, key shortcuts, tint2 do not start. A mess! Instead wbar, trayer, conky start regulary.
- If I open a terminal and run "openbox", everything come back working regularly , but only if this process in terminal is open.
- I tried to re-start my Xsession (ctrl+alt+bcksp) and re-login choosing Openbox, and all other option we have in login window, but without restoring the original situation.

Solutions:
Help please, I do not want to reinstall!
Shouldn't be a script or config file that will call the right option for starting the original session?

Many thanks!

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Ale - Italy
#! 9.04.1 running on a Eee PC 1002HA & on a PBell EN R720

kBang

#! Die Hard

From: Calera, AL, USA

Registered: 2009-01-06

Posts: 774

Re: Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

The facts:

- Eee PC 1002HA with Adam kernel + #! 8.10.02
- installing programs in synaptic, I installed wmclock and his dependencies wmaker, that I realized only after , is an alternative or someting similar to openbox
- after understanding that the clock applet is not my wish, I removed it and wmaker also.

The problem:
- after that, each time I boot #!, the system start with windows undecorated (no top button to close/min/max, no borders) and also OB menu, key shortcuts, tint2 do not start. A mess! Instead wbar, trayer, conky start regulary.
- If I open a terminal and run "openbox", everything come back working regularly , but only if this process in terminal is open.
- I tried to re-start my Xsession (ctrl+alt+bcksp) and re-login choosing Openbox, and all other option we have in login window, but without restoring the original situation.

Solutions:
Help please, I do not want to reinstall!
Shouldn't be a script or config file that will call the right option for starting the original session?

Many thanks!

Try this, from terminal type:

openbox --replace

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Alecatta

Member

From: Milan, Italy

Registered: 2009-01-15

Posts: 26

Re: Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

Try this, from terminal type:

openbox --replace

Tried also yesterday. it works like "openbox", OK until the terminal is open, if I close it come back the monster!
Tnx anyway

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Ale - Italy
#! 9.04.1 running on a Eee PC 1002HA & on a PBell EN R720

kBang

#! Die Hard

From: Calera, AL, USA

Registered: 2009-01-06

Posts: 774

Re: Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

At the bottom left of the login screen make sure you select Sessions and then select Openbox.  Now log in.

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I view KDE like I view snow. It looks fun and marvelous, it's fun to play in, but after a while I just want someone to take it all away.

Alecatta

Member

From: Milan, Italy

Registered: 2009-01-15

Posts: 26

Re: Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

At the bottom left of the login screen make sure you select Sessions and then select Openbox.  Now log in.

Not working. it should be something else...
Tnx

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Ale - Italy
#! 9.04.1 running on a Eee PC 1002HA & on a PBell EN R720

Mehall

#! Die Hard

From: Scotland, Cold

Registered: 2009-01-17

Posts: 850

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Re: Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

in a terminal, type:

nano ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh

move down to the end of the file and type in:

openbox --replace &

Then hit Ctrl+W to save (it will ask for confirmation), then Ctrl+Q to quit

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Alecatta

Member

From: Milan, Italy

Registered: 2009-01-15

Posts: 26

Re: Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

in a terminal, type:

nano ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh

move down to the end of the file and type in:

openbox --replace &

Then hit Ctrl+W to save (it will ask for confirmation), then Ctrl+Q to quit

Done and restarted session.
No effect. sigh!

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Ale - Italy
#! 9.04.1 running on a Eee PC 1002HA & on a PBell EN R720

Mehall

#! Die Hard

From: Scotland, Cold

Registered: 2009-01-17

Posts: 850

Website

Re: Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

K, remove (or comment out) that line again.
I can't remember the other place you can call things for per session

But it's obviously not calling openbox at all

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Collects old PC's (Coz he can't afford new ones =P)
Crunchbang @ Distrowatch
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rpcutts

Member

Registered: 2009-04-24

Posts: 16

Re: Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

This happened to me because I had accidentally missed off the '&' from the end of a line in autostart.sh

kBang

#! Die Hard

From: Calera, AL, USA

Registered: 2009-01-06

Posts: 774

Re: Help! Openbox do not start correctly!

This happened to me because I had accidentally missed off the '&' from the end of a line in autostart.sh

Good call, probably same issue.

Log in with terminal log in, use nano to check the file ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh, ensure "&" ends each command line.

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I view KDE like I view snow. It looks fun and marvelous, it's fun to play in, but after a while I just want someone to take it all away.