Problem Getting Fluxbox started like is used to

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: Problem Getting Fluxbox started like is used to
started by: kylixad

Posted by kylixad on Dec. 22 2003,20:08

As the title says above, I am having a problem getting Fluxbox fully started with X. X runs fine, and Fluxbox runs with it, but since I've made it an HD install (which I boot through a hacked loadlin boot disk-type thing), it doesn't load anything in the right click menu besides xterm, Restart, and Exit. Also, it doesn't load any themes/styles and there is no desktop picture besides the ugly pattern. Before, however, the right-click menu had stuff like Enhance, Apps, and Games like you all know. I would appreciate any help you can give. If you need more specifics, just ask, and I'll post them. Thanks for your time and concern!

-Kylix

Posted by Nyle on Dec. 26 2003,09:26

No one replied to your post. I had the same problem, I was looking around, and I saw your post. I have found the answer.
Merry Xmas man.

1) After your hdinstall, restart, it goes into X, fluxbox menu is screwed right?
2) Shutdown.
3) Boot from LIVE CD again.
4) When in the LIVE CD desktop, open up a terminal.
5) Type: sudo su
6) Once root, type: mkdir /ramdisk/dslhd
7) Type: mount /dev/hda(x) /ramdisk/dslhd
8) Type: mkdir /ramdisk/dslhd/tempfluxboxsettings
9) Type: cd / then go to /ramdisk/home/damnsmall/.fluxbox/
10) Copy all the files inside this directory over to /ramdisk/dslhd/tempfluxboxsettings
11) You may safely reboot now without the LIVE CD
12) Once booted, don't start X, just wait at console, login and then...
13) Go to /tempfluxboxsettings and modify the file menu which controls the rightclick desktop menu in fluxbox, save multiple copies if you want, with different menu settings. Once finished, copy the respective files over to /home/root/.fluxbox/ | /home/<user here>/.fluxbox

This way you will have different menus for different users, thus limiting the users workspace, unless they know what the hell you just did.

The easiest thing to do, is to copy all the files from /ramdisk/home/damnsmall/.fluxbox/ over to where fluxbox holds its default settings. That way you would have the same menu appear for every user. Which can be overridden with the menu file in thier /home/user/.fluxbox/ directory.

the file 'menu' in /ramdisk/home/damnsmall/.fluxbox/ is the desktop right click menu on the live cd. So to have that on your hd install, simply copy this file over to your hd.

Posted by drydiggins on Jan. 06 2004,00:45

Thanks!
Your answer helped me out also.
Cheers!