Try to run XFCE without having slim running. So lets stop xdm from starting by running /etc/init.d/xdm stop then you can try to run xfce by issuing the command startxfce4 or run startx.
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 8:52 PM, 赵佳晖 <jiahui.tar...@gmail.com> wrote: > i find “/usr/bin.xauth: file /var/run/slim.auth does not exist” in my > /var/log/slim.log , did this has some connection to my problem? > > 在 2012年3月13日 上午10:26,赵佳晖 <jiahui.tar...@gmail.com>写道: > > At first , my /etc/slim.conf is the default config . then i change to >> yours , it didn't work ... Can i find some log to figure out something ? >> >> 在 2012年3月12日 下午1:46,Willie Matthews <matthews.wil...@gmail.com>写道: >> >> On Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:26:40 +0800 >>> 赵佳晖 <jiahui.tar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > Hello , everyone . I have install the xfce-meta followed the xfce >>> > handbook . But when i restart the computer . And the login >>> > manager(slim) appeared. I just enter my account and passwd . After >>> > that . the computer have become black with a mouse icon like x . And >>> > i should use Ctrl+Alt+F1 to went to the tty , then when i run the >>> > command: startxfce4 , it tell me the X was already running . I should >>> > kill the X first or change the display number to start the xfce . I'm >>> > wonder how did this happen ? Did it because of the connection between >>> > Xorg and xfce ? Can anyone help me? i'm new to gentoo and I have no >>> > idea how to deal with it ? Can i find any log to find something? >>> > >>> >>> It sounds as though you are starting only X and not xfce. >>> >>> This is my logon_cmd from /etc/slim.conf >>> login_cmd exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --sh-syntax >>> --exit-with-session /bin/bash -login ~/.xinitrc %session > >>> ~/.xsession-errors 2>&1 >>> >>> And this is my ~/.xinitrc >>> >>> exec startxfce4 >>> >>> Everything is running great. If I am not mistaken that is all it will >>> take to get it running. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Willie Matthews >>> matthews.wil...@gmail.com >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 好好学习,天天向上!!! >> > > > > -- > 好好学习,天天向上!!! > -- Willie Matthews matthews.wil...@gmail.com