Using gdm at boot
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)? Does doing this alone enable gdm without any changes 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. Thanks for any clarification. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Using gdm at boot
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 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] | - -- PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBq6egb2iPiv4Uz4cRAgKLAJ0eVubBo267v2ODV9U+Q1AGioPDcACfWMvC FNbVSZkZVdIVVsaTE3/MAZc= =aMW8 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Using gdm at boot
begin quotation of Trey Sizemore on 2004-11-29 17:49:04 -0500: I've got FreeBSD 5.3 setup on my desktop and wanted to use gdm to login. Per instructions I found at marcuscom.com: Also in /usr/ports/x11/gdm2 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. And `chmod +x` it so that it can be run. Does doing this alone enable gdm without any changes to /etc.ttys? Yes. pgpDwYDy1AHqG.pgp Description: PGP signature
