Desktop doesn't load properly!!

[Ken Moffat]

Felipe Lopes wrote:

>I have debian basics (debian installer) installed on my pc... 
>Used apt-get to install x-window and the xfce4... 
>
>After installing the package xfce4, I runned startx...It seem that would 
>load ok, but the xfce4 did not load....it stopped on that gray screen... 
>
>Then I pressed alt+f2 and RUN PROGRAM showed up...The window decoration was 
>ok.... 
>
>Dun know what is going on but the desktop itself doesn't load....I could run 
>the RUN PROGRAM, started xterm from there normally, mouse is set (and 
>working), resolution is set, but the desktop itself just dun load 
>
>(I runned ps aux and could see that x-window-manager and xfce-mcs-manager 
>are running) 
>
>Any help on this issue?? 
>
>Thanx in advance! 
>
>Felipe Lopes. 
>
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I use debian and gdm on startup, and this is what gdm runs to start xfce4:
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#!/bin/sh
#
# Make Xfce4 selectable in the GDM menu
#

exec /etc/X11/Xsession /usr/bin/xfce4-session

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You might try the last line.

-- 
Ken