Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:56:29 +0800 From: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work Message-ID: <4918CA2D.1050800@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <20081110153722.ba124d03.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <49184372.7010209@a1poweruser.com> <20081110153722.ba124d03.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:21:38 +0800, Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> wrote: >> Also created the .xsessions file in the users home directory. > > The file is ~/.xsession, without an s at the end. I assume > that csh is your login shell. Put these in your ~/.xsession: > > > #!/bin/csh > source ~/.cshrc > exec ~/.xinitrc > > This sources your individual user setting from .cshrc and the > executes .xinitrc (trivial, isn't it?) to control how the startuo > of your xsession will go. > > Make sure both files (.xinitrc and .xsession) are +x attribute. > > >> Keep getting this console error message hundreds of times >> >> init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second > > Hey, I saw this one... but I'm not sure how I solved it. Is your > /etc/hosts and hostname set correctly? I think it was something > like this, something I would never had put in any combination > with X... > > > By the way, in order to try if xdm is working correctly it can be > started directly by the command "xdm" anytime. > > > I had ~/.xsession spelled correctly in the directory. Just typo error in email. Changed the contents of ~/.xsession as you posted. Still no joy. /etc/hosts file is correct. Running release 7.0. When i enter xdm on command line of root nothing happens. ps ax command shows no xdm running. Still getting error msg init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second
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