Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-12 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Fbsd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My /etc/ttys looks like this ttyv6 /usr/libexec/getty Pc cons25 on secure ttyv7 /usr/libexec/getty Pc cons25 on secure #ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon xterm off secure #ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon xterm on

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Mel
On Tuesday 11 November 2008 11:35:41 Fbsd1 wrote: Still getting error msg init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second You first need to get rid of that. xdm can't open /dev/ttyv8 while getty is hammering at it. -- Mel Problem with today's modular software:

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Fbsd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 11:35:41 Fbsd1 wrote: Still getting error msg init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second You first need to get rid of that. xdm can't open /dev/ttyv8 while getty is hammering at it. I

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:48:51 +0800, Fbsd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Startx works ok so not xorg problem. Next question is are the xdm configuration files suppose to work as delivered by the port install AS IS? As a default config demo? Ha - xdm configuration files memory flash ahead! :-) Go

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Fbsd1
Next question is are the xdm configuration files suppose to work as delivered by the port install AS IS? As a default config demo? Yes. When I said 'range', I did mean range. Not 2 possibilities. Missing libraries, tainted environment, typos, tied up resources, tight security settings,

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Fbsd1
Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 00:56:29 Fbsd1 wrote: Polytropon wrote: On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:21:38 +0800, Fbsd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Mel
On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:48:51 Fbsd1 wrote: Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:09:01 Fbsd1 wrote: Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 11:35:41 Fbsd1 wrote: Still getting error msg init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second You first

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Fbsd1
Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:09:01 Fbsd1 wrote: Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 11:35:41 Fbsd1 wrote: Still getting error msg init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second You first need to get rid of that. xdm can't open /dev/ttyv8 while getty

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Mel
On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:09:01 Fbsd1 wrote: Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 11:35:41 Fbsd1 wrote: Still getting error msg init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second You first need to get rid of that. xdm can't open /dev/ttyv8 while getty is

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Fbsd1
Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 11:35:41 Fbsd1 wrote: Still getting error msg init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second You first need to get rid of that. xdm can't open /dev/ttyv8 while getty is hammering at it. I turned that off all ready before

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Karsten Rothemund
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:01:44AM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Fbsd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello, sorry, but I didn't follow the whole thread. Mel wrote: You first need to get rid of that. xdm can't open /dev/ttyv8 while getty is hammering at it. I turned that off all ready

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-11 Thread Fbsd1
My /etc/ttys looks like this ttyv6 /usr/libexec/getty Pc cons25 on secure ttyv7 /usr/libexec/getty Pc cons25 on secure #ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon xterm off secure #ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon xterm on secure The init: getty repeating too

trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-10 Thread Fbsd1
logging in at command line works and startx works. Now want to use x11 xdm to control logins for virtual terminals 9+ Followed handbook instructions 5.6.2 Using XDM doing this ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon xterm on secure Then kill -HUP 1 to reread the file. Also created the

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-10 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:21:38 +0800, Fbsd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-10 Thread Fbsd1
Polytropon wrote: On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:21:38 +0800, Fbsd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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

Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work

2008-11-10 Thread Mel
On Tuesday 11 November 2008 00:56:29 Fbsd1 wrote: Polytropon wrote: On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:21:38 +0800, Fbsd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.