From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 20 21:52:51 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC24216A4CE for ; Fri, 20 Feb 2004 21:52:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtpo02.icare.priv (unknown [203.78.64.148]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AAA243D2F for ; Fri, 20 Feb 2004 21:52:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from satimis@icare.com.hk) Received: from smtpi01.icare.priv ([10.11.12.46]) by smtpo02.icare.priv with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:52:49 +0800 Received: from icare.com.hk ([203.88.164.97]) by smtpi01.icare.priv with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:52:49 +0800 Message-ID: <4036F22B.3000701@icare.com.hk> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:52:43 +0800 From: Stephen Liu User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040122 Debian/1.6-1 X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert Huff References: <40362351.5040906@icare.com.hk> <16438.12684.656819.887632@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <40364BA9.5060901@icare.com.hk> <16438.22238.812164.609754@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <4036B32B.1040100@icare.com.hk> <16438.59724.895719.852545@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <16438.59724.895719.852545@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Feb 2004 05:52:49.0469 (UTC) FILETIME=[EFFFDED0:01C3F83E] cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First time installation - 5.2 (Partially solved) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 05:52:51 -0000 Hi Robert Thanks for your advice. Problem is now half-solved. X window starts XF86Config.new was found under super 'ROOT'. Steps taken as follows; 1) copied 'XF86Config.new' to '/etc/X11/' and renamed it as 'XF86Config' 2) # startx Xterm window popup and mouse works 3) # ee /etc/rc.conf adding XSESSION="kde-3" DISPLAYMANAGER=xdm (remark: also tried '=kdm') 4) Rebooted PC GUI login could not popup. PC still starts at 'INIT 3', I suppose 5) # which kde # whereis kde # locate kde could not find it. No printout. Kindly advise how to check whether KDE and GNOME have been installed. If 'NOT' how to download and install them from FreeBSD website (Remark: I installed FreeBSD 5.2 from CD1) TIA Robert Huff wrote: - snip - >> After booting I can login it as 'root' without password. I wonder >> whether it is 'root' or Super 'ROOT' >> >> > > On the scale of bad ideas, this is one of the top - no, it _is_ >the top one. Fix this _immediately_; you will find information in >the Handbook and the FAQ. > Noted with thanks B.R. Stephen