OK, I'm gonna take a punt at this, as I am not at my home PC right now so I can't be 100% sure...
There is a commmand that starts Gnome, I think it's something creative like 'gnome-start'. Try changing your .xinitrc to read - icewm & gnome-start Bartman > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Maxson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2001 10:37 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: gnome/mouseroller > > > > I tried these questions with the newbie XFree list, to no > avail. So, I > thought I would try here. thanks for any help. > > 1st things 1st: running debian, trying to get gnome working right, > trying wmaker and icewm, and my video card is ATI Rage Fury > Pro (Rage 128 > driver). I couldn't get X to load with this video card in previous > releases using the debian installer stuff, since the driver > wasn't there, > so I have all my gnome and everything else installed via the debian > packager, but X installed from XFree's binaries. A bit > weird, but...oh > well. maybe I will re-install X the debian way when it catches up > (couple weeks, I guess, I'm running woody). Ihave installed X on my > compaq laptop in the past, so I thought this would be easier... > > 1) how do I get gnome to run upon logging in from console? > Something to > do with .xsession or .xinitrc or something, right? If I > login from gdm, I > get gnome, but nothing seems to work right. I have an .xinitrc with 1 > line "icewm", and if I do a "startx" from the console, I can > get icewm to > run, but no gnome. (you can have both, right? maybe I am hopelessly > confused.) Anyway, from console, ice, but no gnome, from gdm, > gnome, but > no ice. I want both. how? > > 2) how do I get the scroller mouse button to work? > > Thanks. > > Jeff > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
