Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 21:51:14 +0800 From: Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fail to start KDE Message-ID: <403B56D2.8090205@icare.com.hk> In-Reply-To: <20040223073159.55850582.mj001@rogers.com> References: <4038CEEE.3090000@icare.com.hk> <20040222113315.5d757673.mj001@rogers.com> <40397828.60801@icare.com.hk> <20040223073159.55850582.mj001@rogers.com>
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>>- snip - >> >> >>2) >>After starting 3 'Xterm windows' I can start KDE 3.1 from any one of the >>'Xterm window' with; >> >># startkde >> >>It worked with KDE started. >> >> >>3) On INIT 3/text mode I can login either as 'root' or as 'user' with >>correct password without problem >> >> > >I haven't used xdm in ttys for a long time, and suspect this is an >obsolete method. If you enter "kdm &" at a root prompt, kdm should >start. > Hi Mike, Tks for your advice which works. What is '&' for >I don't see why you shouldn't put it into /usr/local/etc/rc.d >to make it work on startup, and I am pretty sure I used to run it >that way. > > /usr/local/etc/rc.d is a directory. Whether you recommend to create a file with only a single line :- 'Kdm &' (without quote) on it and save it to /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ Shall I 'chmod 775' the file created? Files in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ directory have an extension '.h'. Shall I name the file as xxx.h? TIA B.R. Stephen
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