[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Middaugh) writes: > Hi everyone, > I installed 6.2 and chose X-Developer for the distribution. After the > install, but still in sysinstall, chose gnome from the packages. When gnome > finished installing, I rebooted. I did startx as root and got the xterm, but > when I typed gdm from the prompt, nothing happened. > > So, I went back into sysinstall and chose gdm(usually it gets installed as a > D). After the gdm install, I did startx as root, got the xterm, typed gdm, > got the gdm dialog box and logged in. Instead of getting the gnome desktop, > I got an xterm session. This has never happened to me before, and I know > I've been doing it this way since 6.1 for sure, but probably 6.0 as well. > > Does anyone have any insight as to why I'm not getting the gnome desktop?
Don't start gdm with X already running. To start it automatically, use the rc.d script. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
