Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:36:22 +0800 From: Yubin Ruan <ablacktshirt@gmail.com> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-desktop@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to change back to the console when stucked by the desktop environment Message-ID: <578B4386.4080301@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201607161358.u6GDwTi1040789@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <201607161358.u6GDwTi1040789@fire.js.berklix.net>
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On 2016年07月16日 21:58, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> Hi, Reference:
>> From: Yubin Ruan <ablacktshirt@gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:56:01 +0800
>
> Yubin Ruan wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I just tried FreeBSD-10.3 stable and get stuck when trying to use the
>> Mate desktop environment. I use Slim as the login manager. But when I
>> try to login, with correct username and passwd, Slim tell me that
>> "Failed to execute login command"
>> (Any idea why would that happen?)
>> So I try to switch back to the console use "Alt-F1...Alt-F8", which is
>> suggested by the doc. But that doesn't work. Why ?
>>
>> How can I switch back to the console to tune the system?
>
> (Ive never heard of Slim, but) general procedure:
> From another net connected host:
> rlogin / telnet / ssh yourhost
> cd /var/log ; ls -ltr
> ls -l xdm.log messages Xorg.0.log
> + whatever logfile might be appropriate for your Slim
> ps -laxww
> kill some processes, watch if they restart
> vi /etc/ttys
> change eg
> ttyv1 "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure
> to
> ttyv1 "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure
> maybe you are using ttyv0 for xdm
> (I use ttyv1 to leave 0 for errors)
> kill -HUP 1
> sometimes screen still wont come back,
> if desperate then reboot
>
> PS I dropped cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org
> as this has nothing to do with that CPU, & freebsd.org list rules
> say dont cross post more than 2 lists.
>
> Cheers,
> Julian
>
Thanks, I just manage to install a proper desktop environment(Xfce) to
use and it seems to work fine.
However, still, I cannot manage to do tty-switching using <Ctrl-Alt><F_>
(<Alt-F_> didn't work either). Strangely, whenever I press
<Ctrl-Alt><F_>, the whole desktop block. I don't know why, it just block
everytime I press <Ctrl-Alt><F_> ( the _ stand for number 1...8)
My /etc/ttys file looks like this:
console none unknown off secure
ttyv0 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure
.
. (the same )
.
ttyv7 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure
ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/xdm-nodaemon" xterm off secure
#serial terminal
ttyu0 "/usr/libexec/getty 3wire" vt100 onifconsole secure
.
.
ttyu3 "/usr/libexec/getty 3wire" vt100 onifconsole secure
#Dumb console
dcons "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 off secure
Any idea?
Thanks,
Ruan
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