From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 15 14:57:24 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.84]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E7DB37B404 for ; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:57:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from dialup-65.56.141.188.dial1.chicago1.level3.net ([65.56.141.188] helo=there) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16brI3-00062z-00; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:57:16 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Bob Giesen To: Cyberclops , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Booting to Run Level 5 - FreeBSD 4.5 ? Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:57:13 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3] References: <3C6D6B15.CF02729F@hawaii.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <3C6D6B15.CF02729F@hawaii.rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Friday 15 February 2002 02:09 pm, Cyberclops wrote: > I just did a basic install of FreeBSD 4.5, and see that it is > different from Linux. How would I get it to boot directly to KDM > in run level 5? FBSD doesn't have run levels, but you can get kdm to start up on boot in at least a couple of ways: (1) just enter a line in /etc/rc.local (create the file if it's not already there) that starts the program, e.g.: /usr/local/bin/kdm or (2) decide which of your virtual terminals you want to dedicate to kdm and start it by putting the appropriate line in /etc/ttys. Before doing either, I'd recommend running kdm from the command line, just to make sure it works before trying either of the above. (In tgesting it from the command line, use the -nodaemon option if kdm offers it.) Different users have different preferences and reasons for preferfing one method or the other. I happen to run wdm from rc.local just because it (well, xdm, really) was suggested in Greg Lehey's "The Complete FreeBSD," which I followed upon setting up my system and it's always worked for me without a problem. > Could you recommend a good web site or book that would go over > some of these basics? It probably depends upon your comfort level w/ UNIX, et al. I like Lehey's book (and still use it as a reference), but it assumes at least a UNIX knowledge on the part of the reader. The FBSD Handbook is also a good source of info. I once read a good review on Anelise Anderson's book (who posts messages, here, occasionally). I do recall that it was geared more to the less-experienced user -- but I don't recall it's title. Maybe she or someone else who notices this will offer the title. (I'm sure a search on her name at Borders or Amazon would turn it up.) -- "I don't care how little your country is, you got a right to run it like you want to. When the big nations quit meddling then the world will have peace." -- Will Rogers (1879-1935) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message