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I wanted to check out the logs for a crash I could reproduce, but the command gives me:

$ i3-dump-log 
i3-dump-log: Cannot get I3_SHMLOG_PATH atom contents. Is i3 running on this display?

I read that we need to "active" the logging, but I did not understand how/where to do it. Do you know where should I place the command for logging (.xsession file did not work, .i3/config did not work):

exec /usr/bin/i3 -V -d all >~/i3log-$(date +'%F-%k-%M-%S') 2>&1

thanks,

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answered 2013-03-12 10:03:32 +0000

bruno.braga

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updated 2013-03-12 12:06:00 +0000

I just learned that .xinitrc is never called, so .xsession should be just a symlink to .xinitrc (from thie https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CustomXSession). So to make it just work properly on Ubuntu, follow these steps:

Create a .xinitrc file:

exec /usr/bin/i3 -V >/tmp/i3-$(date +'%F-%k-%M-%S').log 2>&1

Create a symlink for .xsession:
```
$ ln -s ~/.xinitrc ~/.xsession
```

Edit desktop options for lightdm, at: /usr/share/xsessions/i3.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=i3
Comment=improved dynamic tiling window manager
Exec=/etc/X11/Xsession
Type=Application

And voila!

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answered 2012-06-07 09:21:58 +0000

Tucos
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Shared memory logging is by default only enabled in development builds. If you're using a build from git, then you might simply need to run DISPLAY=:0 i3-dump-log. As for regular logging, your command should be fine and it should be in ~/.xsession if using a display manager and in ~/.xinitrc if using startx.

For further info you can take a look at the Debugging How To for development builds or the regular debugging howto

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In Ubuntu, with gdm, .xsession is never called... any ideas?

bruno.braga ( 2012-06-07 14:03:53 +0000 )edit

bruno: after entering your username, select the session type "custom" at the bottom of your screen.

Michael ( 2012-06-07 21:41:50 +0000 )edit

Michael, the new Ubuntu 12.04 does not have the option Custom anymore. I got it working by entering into a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F1) and: /etc/init.d/lightdm stop; startx (the i3 call must be in .xinitrc)

bruno.braga ( 2012-06-10 09:54:23 +0000 )edit

I run a session using “i3 (with debug long)”, and running `DISPLAY=:0 i3-dump-log` still give the same as the OP encountered. I wanted to submit a but report, but can't get a debug log. I installed i3 from Synaptic.

Hibou57 ( 2014-07-03 08:59:29 +0000 )edit

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