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 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 running xdm from root command line. > > > > What does xdm -debug 1 turn up? You said nothing related to xdm > > in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, but it would still be helpful to see the last > > lines of the file, so we know why X quit. And since Xorg.0.log isn't > > timestamped, check if the last modification time of the file corresponds > > with the last time you ran the command. This will determine if xdm > > actually gets to the stage of starting the X server or gives up sooner. > > You may also want to set the -error option (see man xdm) and check if > > anything useful is written there. > > With current information, the possible causes range from errors in a > > configuration file xdm reads on start up to X display problems. > > Startx works ok so not xorg problem.
And you know this why? This may come as a surprise, but startx does different things then xdm. Even having a DISPLAY environment variable set to a non-existing resource, would stop X from starting. > 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, existing pid file, xdm not being xdm but an aliased command or shell script sooner up in the path - that's just from the top of my head. -- Mel Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules and never get to the software part. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"