Re: X runs but matchbox-window-manager will not display a window

Hi;

It sounds like matchbox window manager *is* running, you just need to
give it some apps to actually manage :) Try launching an xterm or
something.  If you need some kind app launcher try running matchbox
panel or matchbox desktop.

  -- Matthew

on Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 09:18:07AM -0500, Jordon Hofer wrote:
> Greetings.  I have been working on getting matchbox running on an embedded
> PanelPC running FreeBSD 4.11 from a CompactFlash card.  Another guy and I
> have 2 different images.  One is an image taken from an install done on a
> different computer.  With some tweaks to the XFree86Config file and the
> addition of penmount drivers for the touch screen, it works.  The other is a
> stripped-down FreeBSD for embedded PCs.  Without a .xinitrc file, it loads
> the default window manager (twm i think) just fine.  When I try to use
> matchbox, the cursor changes from the 'X' to the arrow, but no window pops
> up.  We are using matchbox-window-manager-0.9.5 and libmatchbox-1.7.  There
> are no error messages.  Have you encountered this before and is there any
> 'verbose' mode to better diagnose what is going on?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Jordon Hofer
> Dir. Software Engineering
> AgSense LLC
> 
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