Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 23:51:31 -0700 From: Lloyd Hayes <lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com> To: Christian Hiris <4711@chello.at> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg Log-In Message-ID: <418DC5F3.5030000@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200411062034.44451.4711@chello.at> References: <418D09BF.80107@yahoo.com> <200411062034.44451.4711@chello.at>
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This sounds like a possible answer. Lloyd Hayes Email: lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 Christian Hiris wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >On Saturday 06 November 2004 18:28, Lloyd Hayes wrote: > > >>I figured that starting over with FBSD 5.2.1 was a good idea, installing >>less software this time. However, on impulse, I installed v5.3 No new >>problems until I got to Xorg. >> >>I have the new docs downloaded from FreeBSD. "The FreeBSD Handbook" from >>The FreeBSD Documentation Project, and "Frequently Asked Questions" >>from the same place. They give some information about Xorg. >> >>Typing 'startx" gets me to a graphical screen similar to the setup >>screen used in xorg -config. My only option was to hit >>Ctrl-Alt-Back_Space to get out of it. >>I then tried to use xdm -config. >>I get to the point where it asks for name and password. This is >>mentioned in the handbook. There is no security level set, so the system >>is at it's default level. I'm logged in as root, so I type "root" and my >>root password. It loops back to the same menu each time that I do this. >>Any other input here just produces a wrong name. It won't accept a blank >>input either. >> >> > >Possibly you haven't entered an entry for your windowmanager in your .xinitrc >or .xsession file. startx uses .xinitrc, xdm uses .xsession. >'man xdm' explains which files are used by xdm and where they are located. >Look for errors listed in ~/.xsession-errors, if you use xdm. > > > >>(At this point, I was looking for the author, a rope, and a tall tree. >>My 2nd option was to send this email....) >> >>Is there a secret code to getting into Xorg and setting it up for Gnome? >> >> > >An easy way to setup gnome (and other wm) is gdm: ># cp -p /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d/gdm.sh.sample /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d/gdm.sh ># /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d/gdm.sh start > >After next reboot gdm will be started automatically. Gdm is part of the gnome >(meta-)package. > >Cheers, >ch > >- -- >Christian Hiris <4711@chello.at> | OpenPGP KeyID 0x3BCA53BE >OpenPGP-Key at hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net and http://pgp.mit.edu >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) > >iD4DBQFBjSdU09WjGjvKU74RAh01AJd77uoaUgq8mLd8nMF3oeU2zPZWAJ9zavvi >RCIEymWh8v0sPIr/4QIGJw== >=IQUB >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > >
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