Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 07:46:59 -0500 From: "Mark A. Hummel" <mhumm2@mchsi.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Startx, xdm, and kdm Danger??? Message-ID: <3CB19142.A39B2D61@mchsi.com>
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Okay, I've researched this issue for a week now (Handbook, The Complete FreeBSD, etc.) and I still have little more than a clue. I've installed 4.4r with KDE 2.2. I want FBSD to start up in KDE, but I know I need a script to do that. The script was about 5 lines long, but I no longer have it or know where to get it because I've upgraded after a hard drive replacement (old one crashed hard). [A good hint for newbies: When your system works, print out all the startup and config files for future reference.] xdm takes me to an xterm login screen even after I've already logged in. Loging in again gets me to KDE, but when I logout, I get stuck in the xterm login loop until I reset the computer. kdm doesn't work so I assume I must install kdm in order to replace xdm. Is this correct? If so, how do I do that? I have the line "startkde" in two files: .xsessions .xinit That line was already in those 2 files; I didn't put them there and I don't understand why they are there, but KDE does not auto start at boot time. What's the danger of putting the line "startx" as the last line in rc.conf? I know startx works for all users and as long as no one's logged in, shouldn't that bring KDE up with its login window? Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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