Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:09:58 +0100 From: "Ralf Schreijer" <ralf.schreijer@gmx.de> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Lacky Doc @ "5.6.2 Using XDM" Message-ID: <20061126210958.19000@gmx.net>
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Hi there! Today I just installed FreeBSD(6.1) for the first time in my life. After several tries on my own I decided to go through the installation by following the instructions in the handbook. I successfully installed and configured Xorg. Everything went well, until I reached the section 5.6.2, "Using XDM". I just tried to follow the instructions and enabled xdm to start running on the 9th virtual terminal by replacing the "off" by "on" in /etc/ttys: ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure in ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure Now I can't do anything. The system directly boots into the xdm, prompts a loginscreen and if I login as root (or as a user) there is nothing I can do. As I know now there isn't even a chance to leave the xdm. If I hit Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, it flips into the shell an returns immediately to xdm and prompts the login again. I tried fixing this through booting in Single User Mode, but I wasn't successful because I have no write permission in /etc/ttys during this mode. I bet it won't be the only solution to reinstall the entire system, isn't it? Since I followed the Documentiation from Install until section 5.6.2, Imho, there is a small warning missing in the documentation. Sth like this: "Beware of enabling the xdm-virtual-terminal because you can only return to the shell while doing sth you dont know yet :-)". May be you can find some time to send me a feedback or some kind of solution to fix my problem. Thanks so long. Ralf PS: I'm sorry for my english. I hope you could even understand me! -- "Ein Herz für Kinder" - Ihre Spende hilft! Aktion: www.deutschlandsegelt.de Unser Dankeschön: Ihr Name auf dem Segel der 1. deutschen America's Cup-Yacht! -- "Ein Herz für Kinder" - Ihre Spende hilft! Aktion: www.deutschlandsegelt.de Unser Dankeschön: Ihr Name auf dem Segel der 1. deutschen America's Cup-Yacht!
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