From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 12 02:37:03 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93C79106564A for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:37:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 837E18FC16 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:37:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from [10.0.10.6] ([202.69.174.96]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:36:24 -0800 Message-ID: <491A416F.7020408@a1poweruser.com> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:37:35 +0800 From: Fbsd1 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <49184372.7010209@a1poweruser.com> <200811110817.10849.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <49195FFD.7050303@a1poweruser.com> <200811111147.03303.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <491967CD.3050606@a1poweruser.com> <44prl2b6af.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20081111235817.GA89520@www.photor.de> In-Reply-To: <20081111235817.GA89520@www.photor.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Nov 2008 02:36:24.0429 (UTC) FILETIME=[748DF9D0:01C9446F] X-Sender: fbsd1@a1poweruser.com Subject: Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:37:03 -0000 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 quickly on port /dev/ttyv8" msg has stopped. When I start xdm from root command line nothing happens. NO error log msgs, nothing. F1 thru F12 just issue the freebsd console logon prompt. My understanding is when /etc/ttys contains this statement ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure followed by a kill -HUP 1 command to reread tyys file the following should happen. F1 thru F8 virtual consoles work as normal (ie: freebsd console logon prompt). F9 thru F12 virtual consoles will show the xdm logon screen. To make xdm the system default logon method have to add xdm_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf and reboot. Then only the xdm logon screen will be seen on all virtual consoles F1 thru F12. A ctrl+alt+backspace key sequence is the only way to force a return to the freebsd console logon prompt for the Fx virtual console being used. Is this the correct interpretation of how xdm is designed to function?? I can not find in man xdm or xorg website or handbook an explanation of how it's suppose work.