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Date:      Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:19:13 -0500
From:      "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com>
To:        <daemon@catholic.org>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: newbie X vt question:
Message-ID:  <HLEDJBJKDDPDJBMGCLPPGEJDCIAA.otterr@telocity.com>
In-Reply-To: <200011082333.eA8NXn206714@webmail6.catholic.org>

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if you're looking to use xfree86, go to the line which starts with
ttyv8  and change the "off" to "on". when you reboot, /etc/ttys will
call xdm to start up, prompting you with a graphical login. this can
also be substituted with kdm, wdm, etc once they are installed by the
superuser. if you should run into a snag, ctrl+alt+backspace should
kill the xdm login and drop you back to a command line prompt.
-Otter

}-----Original Message-----
}From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
}[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of
}daemon@catholic.org
}Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 6:34 PM
}To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
}Subject: newbie X vt question:
}
}
}greetings, and thanks in advance, I searched various sources
}including the handbook for my newbie question...
}
}anyway I was setting up X windows, and none of the VT were
}unused except for ttyv8 (for which previously there were no
}settings at all nor do I have access for it)
}
}...
}    ttyv3   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
}    ttyv4   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
}    ttyv5   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
}    ttyv6   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
}    ttyv7   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
}    ttyv8   "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon"  xterm   off secure
}
}- how do I go about turning OFF any on parameters in the
}ttyv1-7, so that I may use X. and do I need to make these
}changes in /dev/ttys and /etc/ttys
}
}thanks
}
}
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}
}
}
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