HOWTO: IceWM (Smaller & faster than XFCE, w/ KDE menus)

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Craxx
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Post by Craxx »

I tried more than 4 times to emerge icewm-tools and every time the xbox is hanging more than 16 Hours here and nothing is going on:

**************************************************************************
Creating Makefile for pylupdate3.
******************************************************************************
******************************************************************************
Creating top level Makefile.
******************************************************************************
******************************************************************************
The build of the PyQt source code for your system is now complete. To compile
and install PyQt run "make" and "make install" with appropriate user
privileges. eric the IDE written using PyQt is now available separately from
http://www.die-offenbachs.de/detlev/eric3.html.
******************************************************************************
cd qt && /usr/bin/make -f Makefile
make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/PyQt-3.8.1/work/PyQt-x11-gpl-3.8.1/qt'
g++ -c -pipe -w -O2 -D_REENTRANT -fPIC -DSIP_MAKE_MODULE_DLL -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -I/usr/qt/3/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I. -I/usr/include/python2.2 -I/usr/qt/3/include -o qthuge0.o qthuge0.cpp



What should i do??
Please help.

best regards
Craxx;)
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Post by roadrash »

I cant remember how long it took me but its a very very very long time. I kept thinking the xbox was stuck in a loop or something then i just left it running for days and when i went back to ckeck it it had finished. it takes over 2 (maybe 3) days and nights from what i remember.
Craxx
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Post by Craxx »

THX for answer. So i have to wait.
I hope that there is no problem, because i canceled sometimes the emergeing because i can´t beliebe this long time?

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Craxx;)
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Post by nobspangle »

It sits on this message for about 12-15 hours before it completes
If you keep an open mind, will your brain fall out?
Craxx
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Post by Craxx »

Yes now it works. But there are a lot of error messages when i start icecc and want to configure something.
I decided to make a fresh new install of gentoox.

best regards
Craxx;)
vSaAmTp
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Post by vSaAmTp »

i have a lot of errors too, with icecc.

first i have installed gentoox
then icewm after.

so my gentoox was clean.

errors:
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1,0.
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1,0.
Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":1,0.
Failed to get list devices
Cannot open configuration file ´/home/gentoox/.icewm/.icec´.
Cannot open configuration file ´/home/gentoox/.icewm/.icec´.

and when i klick on one menu, in the controll center, comes a popup:
Error
Can´t open /home/gentoox/.icewm/keys

i klick on OK, then new popup:
Error
Syntax error near word 配. Keyword (prog, separator, menu, menufile, menuprg or restart) is absent

what is word 配 ???
vSaAmTp
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Post by vSaAmTp »

hmmm,

another error:

when i edit the /home/gentoox/.xinitrc and want to save, then comes:

Could not close, /gentoox/.xinitrc : No space left on device

and now???
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Post by nobspangle »

before you start using icecc you need to copy the default config files from /usr/local/icewm (I think you may need to do a search in /usr for the folder called icewm to find them)
When you find them there are about 6 files called things like menu and keys and two or three folders called themes and programs. You need to copy all of these to /home/gentoox/.icewm
Your errors about GLX I get too when I use vnc but not when I am logged on locally I just ignore them they don't seem to cause any problems.
Your error about space on the device suggests you are running out of space on your device, check how much you have left with the df command. If you are running out you may want to clear your /usr/portage/distfiles directory or your /usr/tmp/portage directory.
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vSaAmTp
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Post by vSaAmTp »

i have found it:

/usr/share/icewm
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Post by Sniper Fox »

vSaAmTp wrote:i have a lot of errors too, with icecc.

first i have installed gentoox
then icewm after.

so my gentoox was clean.

errors:
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1,0.
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1,0.
Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":1,0.
Failed to get list devices
Cannot open configuration file ´/home/gentoox/.icewm/.icec´.
Cannot open configuration file ´/home/gentoox/.icewm/.icec´.

and when i klick on one menu, in the controll center, comes a popup:
Error
Can´t open /home/gentoox/.icewm/keys

i klick on OK, then new popup:
Error
Syntax error near word 配. Keyword (prog, separator, menu, menufile, menuprg or restart) is absent

what is word 配 ???
It's OK that it can't find those files. They don't exist because you haven't configured any keys or used icecc before. After you save a key configuration (whyever you'd want one), you shouldn't see that message anymore.
vSaAmTp
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Post by vSaAmTp »

and when i klick on one menu, in the controll center, comes a popup:
Error
Can´t open /home/gentoox/.icewm/keys

i klick on OK, then new popup:
Error
Syntax error near word 配. Keyword (prog, separator, menu, menufile, menuprg or restart) is absent

what is word 配 ???
that i have fixed with the tip from nobspangle

but this:
errors:
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1,0.
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1,0.
Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":1,0.
Failed to get list devices
Cannot open configuration file ´/home/gentoox/.icewm/.icec´.
Cannot open configuration file ´/home/gentoox/.icewm/.icec´.
comes still in the console
Craxx
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Post by Craxx »

I have installed ALL new (Gentoox, Icewm, ....).
Now it works. But every time i call a KDE Programm:

"Could not read network connection list.
/home/gentoox/.DCOPserver_Xbox__1"

What is to do now.

Best regards
Craxx;)
Craxx
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Post by Craxx »

PLease and how can i get idesk work?
I have a .ideskrc file in home/gentoox:


table Config
FontName: tahoma
FontSize: 8
FontColor: #ffffff
Locked: false
Transparency: 150
Shadow: true
ShadowColor: #000000
ShadowX: 1
ShadowY: 2
Bold: false
ClickDelay: 300
IconSnap: true
SnapWidth: 55
SnapHeight: 100
SnapOrigin: BottomRight
SnapShadow: true
SnapShadowTrans: 200
CaptionOnHover: false
end

table Actions
Lock: control right doubleClk
Reload: middle doubleClk
Drag: left hold
EndDrag: left singleClk
Execute[0]: left doubleClk
Execute[1]: right doubleClk
end


But it doesn´t work !!

When i start idesk:
Can´t find config file, or missing `Config´ table in the config file.

Whats wrong?
Please help.

Best regards
Craxx;)
Craxx
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Post by Craxx »

@Sniper Fox - Please help!!

best regards
Craxx;)
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Post by fuz »

..... now i know why it uses half the ram.. only half the people can get it to run :P hehe
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