On 8/5/23 08:45, stan via users wrote:
On Fri, 4 Aug 2023 13:09:35 -0400
Robert McBroom via users <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:

Been having problems with f38 startup going to a blank screen with no 
response to the keyboard, mouse. Was using sddm as the display
manager. Can get around it by by booting in terminal mode. Starting
the graphical mode with xinit -- :0 and lxsession in the resulting
xterm window. Get the following messages in the window--
 
The system is sthen somewhat usable but occasionally locks up. Is
there a command to start a desktop environment before the session?
I always boot to multiuser / runlevel 3 and start X from there.  For
LXDE I use the following to put the correct command in ~/.Xclients
echo 'exec startlxde' >> $XCLIENTS
If you are always going to start LXDE, you should only have to do that
once.
Once that is in place, it is only necessary to run 
startx -- vt10 
to put the desktop on F10, so that messages will appear on F1.  You can
just run startx if you want the desktop on F1.

I am using openbox as the desktop manager when I start LXDE
(set in the LXDE configuration file,
.config/lxsession/LXDE/desktop.conf).  I haven't tried sddm, it might
just work if it is your default if you use the above procedure.

What shell are you using? In Bash--

~]$ echo 'exec startlxde' >> $XCLIENTS

bash: $XCLIENTS: ambiguous redirect

~]$ XCLIENTS="exec startlxde"
~]$ echo $XCLIENTS
exec startlxde

~]$ cat .config/lxsession/LXDE/desktop.conf
[Session]
window_manager=openbox-lxde
disable_autostart=no
polkit/command=lxpolkit
clipboard/command=lxclipboard
xsettings_manager/command=build-in
proxy_manager/command=build-in
keyring/command=ssh-agent
quit_manager/command=lxsession-logout
lock_manager/command=lxlock
terminal_manager/command=lxterminal
quit_manager/image=/usr/share/lxde/images/logout-banner.png
quit_manager/layout=top

[GTK]
sNet/ThemeName=Adwaita
sNet/IconThemeName=Adwaita
sGtk/FontName=Sans 10
iGtk/ToolbarStyle=3
iGtk/ButtonImages=1
iGtk/MenuImages=1
iGtk/CursorThemeSize=18
iXft/Antialias=1
iXft/Hinting=1
sXft/HintStyle=hintslight
sXft/RGBA=rgb
iNet/EnableEventSounds=1
iNet/EnableInputFeedbackSounds=1
sGtk/ColorScheme=
iGtk/ToolbarIconSize=3
sGtk/CursorThemeName=DMZ-White
sGtk/IMModule=ibus:xim

[Mouse]
AccFactor=20
AccThreshold=10
LeftHanded=0

[Keyboard]
Delay=500
Interval=30
Beep=1

[State]
guess_default=true

[Dbus]
lxde=true

[Environment]
menu_prefix=lxde-