Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 01:37:12 -0500 From: Bobby Walker <bob@safeweb.net> To: flygt@sr.se Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X windows and normal FreeBSD Message-ID: <35E25B98.34BAD22@safeweb.net> References: <35E20019.C059555D@swbell.net> <Pine.SGI.4.02.9808251412340.2252-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz> <19980825074230.B22974@sr.se>
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Gunnar Flygt wrote: > > There are basically 2 ways to have X running on your system. You can > > invoke it from the command line using `startx', or have the `xdm' > > (X-Login stuff) running all the time. In both cases, it is possible to > > switch to the std. console stuff by using Ctl-Alt-F1. > > It must be something wrong in all my 4 systems then. When I do like > that, OK I get to the console, but I'm never able to get back to X. btw > I'm running fvwm2. > > -- > regards, Gunnar > email: flygt@sr.se Check /etc/ttys The last ttyv# should be the virtual console X runs on. In my ttys it looks like this: ttyv4 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure ttyv4 is the F5 key, that's the virtual I switch back to when I need to go back into X. Hope that helps, -- Bob To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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