[Solved] Can't start xmonad from GDM

I can't seem to get xmonad-darcs to work with GDM. I copied the xmonad.hs from the wiki. After I login to xmonad, GDM disappears (the background stays the same) and nothing happens. Mod-shift-return doesn't start a terminal and the cursor isn't displayed. Has anyone had the same experience?
Last edited by KRTac (2010-03-17 19:37:04)

If you have compiled your xmonad.hs, maybe it has been running normally!
You can test it by modifying your xmonad.hs as below to see if roxterm starts, then:
%xmonad --recompile
%xmonad --restart
myStartupHook :: X ()
myStartupHook = do {
spawn "roxterm";
--spawn "lxpanel";
xmonad $ defaultConfig
{ borderWidth = 1
, startupHook = myStartupHook

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