From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 14 17:06:23 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA12722 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 14 Sep 1997 17:06:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA12714 for ; Sun, 14 Sep 1997 17:06:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) id JAA16452; Mon, 15 Sep 1997 09:36:11 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19970915093611.38651@lemis.com> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 09:36:11 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Brian Somers Cc: Michael Richards <026809r@dragon.acadiau.ca>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making X go right away References: <19970914110236.18773@lemis.com> <199709141154.MAA15374@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mutt 0.81e In-Reply-To: <199709141154.MAA15374@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>; from Brian Somers on Sun, Sep 14, 1997 at 12:54:48PM +0100 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8250 Fax: +61-8-8388-8250 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Fight-Spam-Now: http://www.cauce.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, Sep 14, 1997 at 12:54:48PM +0100, Brian Somers wrote: >> On Sat, Sep 13, 1997 at 08:55:37PM +0100, Brian Somers wrote: >>>> Does anyone know how to make X fire up right away? I remember I just changed >>>> something in inittab for linux, but FreeBSD seems to be a little different >>>>> ) >>> >>> I run it from /etc/ttys: >>> ttyvb "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" unknown on insecure >> >> This is the method that I recommended in the first edition of "The >> Complete FreeBSD". Jörg Wunsch subsequently showed me the error of my >> ways: if you screw up your X config, you might find yourself unable to >> access the system. > > I guess. If your xdm config is bad it could cause problems. I like > the ability to ^R at your login screen, do something in text mode and > then "killall xdm". Of course the same can be done with CTRL-ALT-F1 > etc. Yes, I don't see a clear advantage in this area. >> This is what I have in the (draft) second edition: > [.....] > I was under the impression that this book was shipped with release > CDs. You can buy it with the CDs. It adds $20 to the cost. > I guess I was wrong. Is there an electronic copy around anywhere? Currently there are review drafts on ftp.lemis.com. But I want anybody who accesses them to register with me first, and give me feedback afterwards. Greg