Press 'Power off' in the system menu, nothing happens
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Press 'Power off' in the system menu, nothing happens
All the items under the 'Shutdown' menu group are of no effect no. I click the item, such as 'power off', 'restart', nothing happens.
What can I do to fix it?
What can I do to fix it?
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Re: Press 'Power off' in the system menu, nothing happens
What happens if you typeillidan.modeler wrote:All the items under the 'Shutdown' menu group are of no effect no. I click the item, such as 'power off', 'restart', nothing happens.
What can I do to fix it?
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Re: Press 'Power off' in the system menu, nothing happens
I surfed the Web and got to know the command. However, when I issued the command 'wmpoweroff', the system prompted with 'kill ...' which seemed like the mannual for command kill.L18L wrote:What happens if you typeillidan.modeler wrote:All the items under the 'Shutdown' menu group are of no effect no. I click the item, such as 'power off', 'restart', nothing happens.
What can I do to fix it?into a console and press ENTER key?Code: Select all
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Maybe something has gone wrong deeply in my file tree...
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Re: Press 'Power off' in the system menu, nothing happens
Anythig elseillidan.modeler wrote:... However, when I issued the command 'wmpoweroff', the system prompted with 'kill ...'....
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Re: Press 'Power off' in the system menu, nothing happens
After the console replied 'kill' help, nothing else was provided.L18L wrote:Anythig elseillidan.modeler wrote:... However, when I issued the command 'wmpoweroff', the system prompted with 'kill ...'....
I'm now able to repeat the problem. When I issue 'exit to Prompt' menu command, and issue 'xwin fvwm95' since I try to see fvwm of Puppy, all the items under menu group 'Shutdown' will all become ineffective.
I have to recover my save.sfs to resume my correct and normal past, discarding recent edits and saves.
I dare not to try 'xwin fvwm' again this time.
fvwm is a window manager . Apparently it is not installed on your system .
is the standard windowmanager .
The shutdown scripts try to kill the entry in /etc/windowmanager .
xwin script should be updated to check for
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xwin jwm
The shutdown scripts try to kill the entry in /etc/windowmanager .
xwin script should be updated to check for
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[ "$1" ] && {
which "$1" || {
echo "$1 windowmanger not installed.Exiting."
exit
} ; }
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Re: Press 'Power off' in the system menu, nothing happens
illidan.modeler wrote:...I dare not to try 'xwin fvwm' again this time.
and bigpup always wrote:_________________
I have found, in trying to help people, that the things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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It's a standard out-of-the-box Slacko 5.6. And I don't know if fvwm is intalled by default. I just read the commets in prompt mode (or run level 3?) that I may run 'xwin fvwm' or 'xwin jvw'. I tried 'xwin fvwm' and it turned my systems abnormal, though I haven't figure out which scripts it has modified.Karl Godt wrote:fvwm is a window manager . Apparently it is not installed on your system .is the standard windowmanager .Code: Select all
xwin jwm
The shutdown scripts try to kill the entry in /etc/windowmanager .
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[ "$1" ] && { which "$1" || { echo "$1 windowmanger not installed.Exiting." exit } ; }
The window manager that is installed in Slacko 5.6 out of the box is:
"Joe's Window Manager"
JWM
If you want to use another window manager you need to install one.
"Joe's Window Manager"
JWM
If you want to use another window manager you need to install one.
Not sure where you are seeing this info, could be examples, but the only one that will work is:I just read the commets in prompt mode (or run level 3?) that I may run 'xwin fvwm' or 'xwin jvw'.
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xwin jwm
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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There's a menu command 'exit to Prompt' under menu group 'Shutdown' (when I examine the config file, this menu item links to command 'wmexit'). When press this menu item, your Puppy will turn to a no-xwin stage where you'll see the message I mentioned.bigpup wrote:The window manager that is installed in Slacko 5.6 out of the box is:
"Joe's Window Manager"
JWM
If you want to use another window manager you need to install one.Not sure where you are seeing this info, could be examples, but the only one that will work is:I just read the commets in prompt mode (or run level 3?) that I may run 'xwin fvwm' or 'xwin jvw'.Code: Select all
xwin jwm
Laptop1(Core i3, 2G , 320G ): Ubuntu 12.04
Laptop2(Celeron SU2300, 2G , 320G ): Lubuntu 13.04
Laptop3(Turion64 MT28, 1280M, 40G): Bodhi 2.4 with E17
External HDD1: SalixOS 14.0 with fvwm
External HDD2: Blag Linux and GNU 140k
Pen Drive: Slacko 5.6
Laptop2(Celeron SU2300, 2G , 320G ): Lubuntu 13.04
Laptop3(Turion64 MT28, 1280M, 40G): Bodhi 2.4 with E17
External HDD1: SalixOS 14.0 with fvwm
External HDD2: Blag Linux and GNU 140k
Pen Drive: Slacko 5.6
OK. I see what you are talking about.
This is a typical Linux info statement that usually tells you too much and gives some examples of what you may be able to input in a command.
That xwin [fvwm95|jwm]
is an example of how to use the xwin command.
fvwm95 is a windows manager, but it is not installed on Slacko 5.6.
Not sure why it would even do anything to enter it as a xwin command.
Just so happens that fvwm95 will sort of work, but not fully, as you have found out.
The one thing I never liked about information statements for Linux commands.
They tell you how it works, but you still need to know what the correct input is to use.
If you had other window managers installed, you would use their name after the xwin command.
Again, Slacko5.6 only has jwm, for a window manager, out of the box
This is a typical Linux info statement that usually tells you too much and gives some examples of what you may be able to input in a command.
That xwin [fvwm95|jwm]
is an example of how to use the xwin command.
fvwm95 is a windows manager, but it is not installed on Slacko 5.6.
Not sure why it would even do anything to enter it as a xwin command.
Just so happens that fvwm95 will sort of work, but not fully, as you have found out.
The one thing I never liked about information statements for Linux commands.
They tell you how it works, but you still need to know what the correct input is to use.
If you had other window managers installed, you would use their name after the xwin command.
Again, Slacko5.6 only has jwm, for a window manager, out of the box
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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Yes, it is /usr/bin/xwin:illidan.modeler wrote:...There's a menu command 'exit to Prompt' under menu group 'Shutdown' (when I examine the config file, this menu item links to command 'wmexit'). When press this menu item, your Puppy will turn to a no-xwin stage where you'll see the message I mentioned.
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#unicode_start #i18n rodin.s for unicode start after exit from X. ??????what is this??????
#120224 ...console font is loaded in quicksetup if locale changed.
echo ''$(gettext 'Exited from X. Type "xwin [fvwm95|jwm]" to restart X ([ ] mean optional).')''
echo ''$(gettext '(To shutdown PC type "poweroff", to reboot PC type "reboot")')''
Maybe:
Exited from X. Type "xwin [jwm|openbox]" to restart X ([ ] mean optional, openbox only valid if it is installed)
?
and Karl's suggestion implemented additionally.