Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:07:13 +0800 From: Teo En Ming <teo.en.ming@gmail.com> To: Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net> Cc: "freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org" <freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cannot type anything with my keyboard in GNOME Desktop Environment Message-ID: <CAKhF0wd=pNboM3oqPyoay6fHpF8G12%2BnjkT1-H2dkTXiFetZ4A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <82986BC9-3FCD-45A4-B268-EDB894F96513@pingpong.net> References: <CAKhF0wcftS%2BUVjDb9pNZ8BE35dfEhNsXr=u0uYuj9qzFZUiySA@mail.gmail.com> <ACC1952B-F8CE-45AE-87F2-00B785103CF9@longcount.org> <CAKhF0wdcdPYiEH9eA7bQcznAt1JEBW7oDSrqNDY-1DM8Y796=g@mail.gmail.com> <82986BC9-3FCD-45A4-B268-EDB894F96513@pingpong.net>
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Thanks! I had tried the linux way but it didn't work out. # mount -o remount,rw / Teo En Ming On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 5:39 PM, Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net>wrote: > boot into single user mode and remount root filesystem read-write and > mount all other fses this way: > > mount -u -o rw / > mount -a > > Then you can edit rc.conf > > > > 25 apr 2014 kl. 11:28 skrev Teo En Ming <teo.en.ming@gmail.com>: > > > > Dear Mark, > > > > I can't modify /etc/rc.conf. I can't use my keyboard. The system keeps > > rebooting into gdm. I can't use Single User Mode either. The root > > filesystem is mounted read-only. I can't make changes to /etc/rc.conf. > What > > can I do? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Regards, > > > > Teo En Ming > > > > > >> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 6:20 AM, Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> On Apr 24, 2014, at 1:29 PM, Teo En Ming <teo.en.ming@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I have just installed FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE amd64 as a virtual > machine/guest > >> operating system under Oracle VM Virtualbox 4.3.10. My host operating > >> system is Windows 8.1 64-bit. > >> > >> I have just installed X server, gnome, and gdm with the following > commands: > >> > >> # pkg install xorg > >> > >> # pkg install gnome2 > >> > >> # pkg install nano > >> > >> # nano /etc/fstab > >> > >> ====================================== > >> > >> proc /proc procfs rw 0 0 > >> ============================================ > >> > >> # nano /etc/rc.conf > >> > >> ======================================= > >> > >> gdm_enable="YES" > >> gnome_enable="YES" > >> ============================================= > >> > >> The following command is to allow startx to be executed. > >> > >> > >> *# echo "/usr/local/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc* > >> > >> > >> > >> *To allow regular user to su to root,**# pw groupmod wheel -m > teo-en-ming* > >> > >> > >> > *************************************************************************** > >> > >> I can still type in my password on the gdm login prompt. But after > >> logging into the GNOME Desktop Environment, I cannot type anything > >> with my keyboard! No characters appear on the screen. I can only use > >> my mouse. I tried to reboot but every time the system boots into gdm. > >> I also tried to enter Single User Mode, but I can't modify > >> /etc/rc.conf as the root filesystem is mounted read only. What can I > >> do? > >> > >> I am looking forward to your reply. > >> > >> Yours sincerely, > >> > >> Teo En Ming > >> > >> > >> > >> You need to enable hald and dbus in /etc/rc.conf , then either reboot > the > >> vm or drop out of gdm start the services and restart gdm . You can also > >> disable hal , there are some good examples on the FreeBSD wiki , also > check > >> out the links below . > >> > >> http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html > >> > >> http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html > >> > >> > >> --- > >> Mark saad | mark.saad@longcount.org > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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