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happens at least once a day. cured by typing xwin or reboot. asking why, and where to put <exec xwin> in this file to auto restart X, pls? normally streaming continuously from https://www.tenplay.com.au/live/Bold. other windows are used to use the internet. dell optilux 3060, celeron, 8gb/256gb, fttp. file below.

edit-1
replaced jwm with <xwin> and <xwin idefault jwm> in last line. neither worked.
edit 2
replaced entire file with exec xwin. seems to be ok.

#!/bin/sh
# $Xorg: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:30 cpqbld Exp $
#120718 redesign for startup on slow computers. see also /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d and delayedrun.
#130202 xrandr set vert freq. see also /usr/sbin/quicksetup.
#130212 removed glipper code, see latest glipper pet.
#130525 old pc celeron 2ghz cpu, 256mb ram, CPUSPEED=1999, 1st bootup rox failed to start. try experiment.

export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11

[ -f /etc/desktop_app ] && read -r desktop < /etc/desktop_app
[ "$desktop" = "" ] && desktop=rox

. /etc/rc.d/PUPSTATE

#v4.01 BK daemon to handle kernel uevents...
echo '' > /var/local/pup_event_icon_change_flag
/sbin/clean_desk_icons #v4.02 tidy up drive icons first.
#/sbin/pup_event_frontend_d &
#130525 ...start this further down.

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/usr/lib/X11/xinit/Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
xrdb -merge -nocpp $sysresources
fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f $userresources ]; then
xrdb -merge -nocpp $userresources
fi

if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

xhost +local: 2>/dev/null

# start a D-Bus session bus for both root and spot, for PulseAudio and applications that don't work without it
eval `dbus-launch --exit-with-x11 --sh-syntax`
run-as-spot dbus-launch --exit-with-x11 > /tmp/.spot-session-bus

# start PipeWire/PulseAudio over the session bus and use it for both root and spot, so they see the same output devices
if [ -e /usr/bin/wireplumber ] || [ -e /usr/bin/pipewire-media-session ]; then
rm -f /tmp/runtime-spot/pipewire-0
run-as-spot pipewire &
(
while [ ! -e /tmp/runtime-spot/pipewire-0 ]; do sleep 0.1; done

run-as-spot pipewire-pulse &

if [ -e /usr/bin/wireplumber ]; then
run-as-spot wireplumber &
else
run-as-spot pipewire-media-session &
fi

) &
export PULSE_SERVER=unix:/tmp/runtime-spot/pulse/native
export PULSE_COOKIE=/home/spot/.config/pulse/cookie
elif [ -e /usr/bin/pulseaudio ]; then
run-as-spot sh -c "pulseaudio --kill > /dev/null 2>&1; pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog"
export PULSE_SERVER=unix:/tmp/runtime-spot/pulse/native
export PULSE_COOKIE=/home/spot/.config/pulse/cookie
fi

CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startkde" ];then
/sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525
exec startkde
fi
CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startxfce4" ];then
/sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525
exec startxfce4
rox --pinboard=
fi

#100501 if full nvidia pkg installed, it has a gui config app...
[ -f /root/.nvidia-settings-rc ] && nvidia-settings --load-config-only

[ -f $HOME/.xgamma-gamma ] && /bin/sh $HOME/.xgamma-gamma #100215 see /usr/sbin/xgamma-gui.

#0.9.8 sync selection-buffer and clipboard. only useful for older apps
#such as rxvt that use the selection-buffer...
[ -f /usr/bin/autocutsel ] && /usr/bin/autocutsel &
#...disadvantage of this is it creates a little square bottom-right of screen.

if [ -e /tmp/videomode ];then #xvesa only: testing a video mode
video-wizard &
fi

[ -f /usr/local/bin/agenda_chk ] && agenda_chk &

#v1.0.7 set by xrandrshell, part of xorg wizard... v3.99...
if [ -f /etc/xrandrindex ];then
#v3.99 workround for dual monitors, 'head -n 1'....
XRANDRDEFAULT="$(xrandr -q | grep '\*' | tr -s ' ' | grep '^ [0-9]' | cut -f 2,3 -d ' ' | cut -f 1 -d '*' | tr ' ' '@' | head -n 1)" #130202 return 1024x768@60.0
XRANDRINDEX="`cat /etc/xrandrindex`" #v3.99 XRANDRINDEX now is XxY resolution. #130202 now vertxhoriz@freq (refer quicksetup).
#but do not switch if default is already this resolution....
if [ "$XRANDRINDEX" = "$XRANDRDEFAULT" ];then
rm -f /etc/xrandrindex
else
echo "$XRANDRINDEX"|grep -q "@"
case $? in
1)NEW_XY="$XRANDRINDEX"
xrandr -s $NEW_XY #131124 (see quicksetup)
;;
*)NEW_XY="$(echo -n "$XRANDRINDEX" | cut -f 1 -d '@')" #130202
NEW_VFREQ="$(echo -n "$XRANDRINDEX" | cut -f 2 -d '@')" #130202
xrandr -s $NEW_XY -r $NEW_VFREQ #130202
;;
esac
fi
fi

if [ -f /root/.xset.sh ];then
#this is created by /usr/bin/pupx...
eval "/root/.xset.sh"
fi

#v1.0.7 also see /etc/rc.d/rc.local0
if [ -f /root/.fonts/fonts.dir ];then
xset fp+ /root/.fonts/
fi

[ -f /usr/bin/xsetroot ] && xsetroot -cursor_name top_left_arrow

#relocates right-side icons to actual right-side of screen...
/usr/sbin/fixPuppyPin /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin #v1.0.7

sleep 1 # let the dust settle

case $desktop in
pcmanfm) pcmanfm --desktop & ;;
rox)
if [ -f /root/Choices/ROxport XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11

[ -f /etc/desktop_app ] && read -r desktop < /etc/desktop_app
[ "$desktop" = "" ] && desktop=rox

. /etc/rc.d/PUPSTATE

#v4.01 BK daemon to handle kernel uevents...
echo '' > /var/local/pup_event_icon_change_flag
/sbin/clean_desk_icons #v4.02 tidy up drive icons first.
#/sbin/pup_event_frontend_d &
#130525 ...start this further down.

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/usr/lib/X11/xinit/Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
xrdb -merge -nocpp $sysresources
fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f $userresources ]; then
xrdb -merge -nocpp $userresources
fi

if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

xhost +local: 2>/dev/null

# start a D-Bus session bus for both root and spot, for PulseAudio and applications that don't work without it
eval `dbus-launch --exit-with-x11 --sh-syntax`
run-as-spot dbus-launch --exit-with-x11 > /tmp/.spot-session-bus

# start PipeWire/PulseAudio over the session bus and use it for both root and spot, so they see the same output devices
if [ -e /usr/bin/wireplumber ] || [ -e /usr/bin/pipewire-media-session ]; then
rm -f /tmp/runtime-spot/pipewire-0
run-as-spot pipewire &
(
while [ ! -e /tmp/runtime-spot/pipewire-0 ]; do sleep 0.1; done

run-as-spot pipewire-pulse &

if [ -e /usr/bin/wireplumber ]; then
run-as-spot wireplumber &
else
run-as-spot pipewire-media-session &
fi

) &
export PULSE_SERVER=unix:/tmp/runtime-spot/pulse/native
export PULSE_COOKIE=/home/spot/.config/pulse/cookie
elif [ -e /usr/bin/pulseaudio ]; then
run-as-spot sh -c "pulseaudio --kill > /dev/null 2>&1; pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog"
export PULSE_SERVER=unix:/tmp/runtime-spot/pulse/native
export PULSE_COOKIE=/home/spot/.config/pulse/cookie
fi

CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startkde" ];then
/sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525
exec startkde
fi
CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startxfce4" ];then
/sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525
exec startxfce4
rox --pinboard=
fi

#100501 if full nvidia pkg installed, it has a gui config app...
[ -f /root/.nvidia-settings-rc ] && nvidia-settings --load-config-only

[ -f $HOME/.xgamma-gamma ] && /bin/sh $HOME/.xgamma-gamma #100215 see /usr/sbin/xgamma-gui.

#0.9.8 sync selection-buffer and clipboard. only useful for older apps
#such as rxvt that use the selection-buffer...
[ -f /usr/bin/autocutsel ] && /usr/bin/autocutsel &
#...disadvantage of this is it creates a little square bottom-right of screen.

if [ -e /tmp/videomode ];then #xvesa only: testing a video mode
video-wizard &
fi

[ -f /usr/local/bin/agenda_chk ] && agenda_chk &

#v1.0.7 set by xrandrshell, part of xorg wizard... v3.99...
if [ -f /etc/xrandrindex ];then
#v3.99 workround for dual monitors, 'head -n 1'....
XRANDRDEFAULT="$(xrandr -q | grep '\*' | tr -s ' ' | grep '^ [0-9]' | cut -f 2,3 -d ' ' | cut -f 1 -d '*' | tr ' ' '@' | head -n 1)" #130202 return 1024x768@60.0
XRANDRINDEX="`cat /etc/xrandrindex`" #v3.99 XRANDRINDEX now is XxY resolution. #130202 now vertxhoriz@freq (refer quicksetup).
#but do not switch if default is already this resolution....
if [ "$XRANDRINDEX" = "$XRANDRDEFAULT" ];then
rm -f /etc/xrandrindex
else
echo "$XRANDRINDEX"|grep -q "@"
case $? in
1)NEW_XY="$XRANDRINDEX"
xrandr -s $NEW_XY #131124 (see quicksetup)
;;
*)NEW_XY="$(echo -n "$XRANDRINDEX" | cut -f 1 -d '@')" #130202
NEW_VFREQ="$(echo -n "$XRANDRINDEX" | cut -f 2 -d '@')" #130202
xrandr -s $NEW_XY -r $NEW_VFREQ #130202
;;
esac
fi
fi

if [ -f /root/.xset.sh ];then
#this is created by /usr/bin/pupx...
eval "/root/.xset.sh"
fi

#v1.0.7 also see /etc/rc.d/rc.local0
if [ -f /root/.fonts/fonts.dir ];then
xset fp+ /root/.fonts/
fi

[ -f /usr/bin/xsetroot ] && xsetroot -cursor_name top_left_arrow

#relocates right-side icons to actual right-side of screen...
/usr/sbin/fixPuppyPin /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin #v1.0.7

sleep 1 # let the dust settle

case $desktop in
pcmanfm) pcmanfm --desktop & ;;
rox)
if [ -f /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPan1 ];then
roxfiler -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin -r /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPan1
else
roxfiler -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin
fi
;;
esac

/sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525 moved down.

#v2.0.0
/usr/sbin/delayedrun &

#v2.01 hide cursor when not moving... (setup in /usr/sbin/input-wizard)
if [ -f /etc/mousehide ];then
IDLETIME="`cat /etc/mousehide | cut -f 1 -d ','`"
[ ! "$IDLETIME" = "0" ] && unclutter -idle $IDLETIME &
fi

##v2.14 rarsa: update xdg menu for w.m. that do not allow includes...
#which ${CURRENTWM}_menu_refresh && ${CURRENTWM}_menu_refresh
#...no, now doing it differently, see /usr/sbin/fixmenus

if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "xfwm4" ];then
if [ "`which xfce4-panel`" != "" ];then
xfwm4 --daemon #note, starts xfce-mcs-manager daemon also.
exec xfce4-panel
fi
fi

#v3.91 volume tray applet, thanks to hairywill...
[ -f /usr/bin/absvolume ] && absvolume &

#v3.95 support fbpanel tray/taskbar...
#only launch tray for w.m. without inbuilt tray...
if [ "$CURRENTWM" != "jwm" -a "$CURRENTWM" != "icewm" ];then
if [ -f /usr/bin/fbpanel ];then
#a bit of a hack: when 3builddistro runs fixmenus, which calls variconlinks,
#which populates /var/local/icons with symlinks, /usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps
#is not yet populated (happens at first boot, from default icon theme)...
[ ! -e /var/local/icons/home48.png ] && ln -fs /usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/* /var/local/icons/
fbpanel &
fi
[ "$desktop" = "rox" ] && [ -f /usr/bin/lxpanel ] && lxpanel &
fi

which $CURRENTWM && exec $CURRENTWM
[ -x $CURRENTWM ] && exec $CURRENTWM
[ "$desktop" = "rox" ] && exec jwm

###END###
X-Filer/PuppyPan1 ];then
roxfiler -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin -r /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPan1
else
roxfiler -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin
fi
;;
esac

/sbin/pup_event_frontend_d & #130525 moved down.

#v2.0.0
/usr/sbin/delayedrun &

#v2.01 hide cursor when not moving... (setup in /usr/sbin/input-wizard)
if [ -f /etc/mousehide ];then
IDLETIME="`cat /etc/mousehide | cut -f 1 -d ','`"
[ ! "$IDLETIME" = "0" ] && unclutter -idle $IDLETIME &
fi

##v2.14 rarsa: update xdg menu for w.m. that do not allow includes...
#which ${CURRENTWM}_menu_refresh && ${CURRENTWM}_menu_refresh
#...no, now doing it differently, see /usr/sbin/fixmenus

if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "xfwm4" ];then
if [ "`which xfce4-panel`" != "" ];then
xfwm4 --daemon #note, starts xfce-mcs-manager daemon also.
exec xfce4-panel
fi
fi

#v3.91 volume tray applet, thanks to hairywill...
[ -f /usr/bin/absvolume ] && absvolume &

#v3.95 support fbpanel tray/taskbar...
#only launch tray for w.m. without inbuilt tray...
if [ "$CURRENTWM" != "jwm" -a "$CURRENTWM" != "icewm" ];then
if [ -f /usr/bin/fbpanel ];then
#a bit of a hack: when 3builddistro runs fixmenus, which calls variconlinks,
#which populates /var/local/icons with symlinks, /usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps
#is not yet populated (happens at first boot, from default icon theme)...
[ ! -e /var/local/icons/home48.png ] && ln -fs /usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/* /var/local/icons/
fbpanel &
fi
[ "$desktop" = "rox" ] && [ -f /usr/bin/lxpanel ] && lxpanel &
fi

which $CURRENTWM && exec $CURRENTWM
[ -x $CURRENTWM ] && exec $CURRENTWM
[ "$desktop" = "rox" ] && exec jwm

###END###

recovered by reinstall. unfortunately, even restoring a backup save file does not fully restore all apps and settings/email addresses/passwords and bookmarks. it is not easy and takes some hours each time. i would like to simplify it, but would like to avoid another login to fix this. how can i create a savefile for such-copy it to another partition, add the apps and set them up, rename the new save file and just hang on to it?is that how it works?

You do not specifically say how you are making a save file/folder backup.

What I do that seems to provide a complete save backup copy.

In Rox I make a copy of the save to some other location different from where it is.
Usually to a different drive, so it does not need to be reading and writing to the same drive.
(large files/folders seem to need less time to copy)

The copied save I rename by adding bak. to the front of the name.
Could add a date also.
To turn it back into a usable save.
Remove bak. from the name.

Warning about Rox and large files/folders:
Rox file manager copying large files (how to know when complete)
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