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Trey Sizemore wrote: | I've got FreeBSD 5.3 setup on my desktop and wanted to use gdm to login. | Per instructions I found at marcuscom.com: | | Do _NOT_ use /etc/ttys to start gdm at boot time. This will result in | gdm hanging or restarting constantly. Instead, copy the included | gdm.sh.sample script to gdm.sh, and restart. This script is found | in /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d. | | Silly question, but I'm not sure I understand where to copy this file | to. Same directory (/usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d)?
Yes.
~ Does doing this alone enable | gdm without any changes to /etc.ttys?
That's right. With this script, no changes are required to /etc/ttys.
~ I have only a text login now, no | xdm/kdm/gdm at all, but want to have gdm enabled with sessions available | for gnome, kde, icewm, and xfce4.
See the FAQ at http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/ on how to add additional desktop sessions to GDM.
Joe
| | Thanks for any clarification. | | _______________________________________________ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list | http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions | To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" |
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