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Mikey

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Registered: 2024-07-14

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[SOLVED] Strange window after start

I now wanted to install Devuan Excalibur on my tablet, the netinstall iso from Daedalus installed fine, but didn't start after installation.
So I used the live install iso from Daedalus. Everything was fine so far. After upgrading to Excalibur, however, the OS always starts with an open "nameless" window. This window takes up the entire screen, has a black background and no scroll bar. The title bar is probably under the panel bar.

I have to explicitly close this window to make the desktop visible.
Task manager and autostart entries do not reveal any unusual processes.
If I want to open a new instance of this window, it fails due to the rights (see image)

How do I find out what the cause is, how can I stop it?

devujan

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Registered: 2019-10-26

Posts: 22  

Re: [SOLVED] Strange window after start

Excalibur right now is probably not functional at all for "normal" testing.
I was looking for ISOs for excalibur and have found them to be withdrawn - which sheds a specific light on the state of health of that DEVUAN version at this very moment.
This situation is probably subject to change every day...
This is understandable - because the developers are working on known show stopper bugs - and rather want to overcome the problems - than to explain the current situation to test users..

golinux

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Registered: 2016-11-25

Posts: 3,336  

Re: [SOLVED] Strange window after start

@devujan . . . there are currently no excalibur testing isos because there is no one to build them . . .

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ceeslans

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Registered: 2024-08-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Strange window after start

After a successful (and nearly flawless) upgrade of my fluxuan setup from daedalus to excalibur, I get to see this empty "Unnamed" window too after login.
With its background color #000000, it looks like a terminal window, but there is NO prompt, and not accepting any input.
Has anyone experienced same after upgrading to excalibur - and perhaps managed to find out what or why?

Last edited by ceeslans (2024-09-23 14:58:52)

fsmithred

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Registered: 2016-11-25

Posts: 2,494  

Re: [SOLVED] Strange window after start

I see that in the excalibur desktop-live isos that I've been making. It's coming from slim (the login manager). Bug report is here:
https://bugs.devuan.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=857

Note that the problem only occurs with autologin set to yes in slim.conf. If you're getting it with autologin disabled, please let me know. Thanks.

Mikey

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Registered: 2024-07-14

Posts: 14  

Re: [SOLVED] Strange window after start

I was just about to update my thread, but I see that more has been written here.
As already stated, the cause is the display manager slim.
I can confirm that everything is OK when logging in normally, but when you set up automatic login, the desktop starts with this nameless window.
I think I can mark this as solved for now!?

Last edited by Mikey (2024-11-26 12:01:05)

rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

Posts: 1,178  

Re: [SOLVED] Strange window after start

Edit the headline in your initial post and add a [Solved] or something similar there.

BTW: afaik slim no more is maintained. It might be a good idea to switch to i.e. lightdm.

Last edited by rolfie (2024-11-26 13:03:13)

Mikey

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Registered: 2024-07-14

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Re: [SOLVED] Strange window after start

Done.
However, Daedalus live iso uses slim by default.
And the bug is only in Excalibur / Ceres, not in Daedalus.

Altoid

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Registered: 2017-05-07

Posts: 1,583  

Re: [SOLVED] Strange window after start

Hello:

@Rolfie
Check here for the slim package in Devuan:

https://pkginfo.devuan.org/cgi-bin/poli … m&x=submit

Best,

A.