Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 18:37:54 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: "Ben O." <ben@cahostnet.com> Cc: mij@osdn.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel config - which way? Message-ID: <3ABAB702.740EF34A@urx.com> References: <020701c0b31f$e4d200e0$0d01a8c0@casystems.net> <20010322183645.A782@guinness.osdn.com> <022601c0b32e$71684420$0d01a8c0@casystems.net>
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"Ben O." wrote: > > My Xwrapper is installed, it's at /usr/X11R6/bin/Xwrapper and when I issue > it I get a bogus window there as well. I have "exec startkde" in both .xinitrc and .xsession. You might check your home directory and see what is in those files if you have them. If you don't you might add them with the usual permissions. Kent > > Ben > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Mock" <mij@osdn.com> > To: "Ben O." <ben@cahostnet.com> > Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 6:36 PM > Subject: Re: Kernel config - which way? > > > On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 at 17:30:54 -0500, Ben O. wrote: > > > OK, I upgraded my OS couple of days ago. At that time I was using the > > > GENERIC kernel. When I upgraded I used the method: > > > > > > # make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > > > # make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > > > > > > Then I installed a new kernel using the > > > /usr/sbin/config -g mykernel > > > make depend > > > make > > > make install > > > > > > Was this correct? Do I now need to use the first method again or I'm OK. > > > > Erm, no. Those both do the same thing. If you have a populated > > /usr/obj (i.e., you built world), the first will work. If you don't > > have a populated /usr/obj, you're better off with the 2nd method. > > > > > Lastly, why can't I run startx as a user? I'm running XFree86-4.0.3 > > > and KDE2. When I run xdm or kdm I don't get my KDE desktop, I get > > > some bogus window. Why, what do I need to configure to get my KDE > > > desktop or any other windows manager. > > > > Read the message after installing X. You need to install the xwrapper > > port. > > > > - jim > > > > -- > > - jim mock <mij@osdn.com> - O|S|D|N - open source development network - > > - http://www.freebsdzine.org/ - jim@freebsdzine.org - jim@FreeBSD.org - > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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