Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:15:13 -0500 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: dan@slightlystrange.org Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kdm on bootup Message-ID: <3EFC4361.5040506@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <20030627131044.GB73549@catflap.home.slightlystrange.org> References: <200306262240.26449.racerx@makeworld.com> <200306270819.h5R8J1uI086429@makeworld.com> <200306270658.45801.racerx@makeworld.com> <20030627131044.GB73549@catflap.home.slightlystrange.org>
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Daniel Bye wrote:
>On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 06:58:45AM -0500, Chris wrote:
>
>
>>On Friday 27 June 2003 03:18 am, Benjamin Walkenhorst wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Friday, 27. June 2003 05:40, Chris wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hiya -
>>>>
>>>> What file might I modify to enable kdm to start on bootup? And what
>>>>might that line look like.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>The file you have to change is /etc/ttys
>>>
>>>The corresponding entry in my /etc/ttys looks like this:
>>>
>>>ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure
>>>
>>>So you probably just have to replace "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" with
>>>the path to kdm plus options you want to give.
>>>
>>>
>>Odd, on my 4.8 box - I did this. Didn't/dosn't work. Unless instead of just
>>using tty8, I add that to 1 - 7 perhaps?
>>
>>
>
>No - did you also change "off" to "on"? Tell your kernel to reread
>/etc/ttys (among others):
>
> # kill -HUP 1
>
>
Ahhh, my bad,. I didn't set the "off" to "on". Thanks much to all that
offered me answers on this one.
Chris
>and, provided you got your command line right, {k,x}dm will start.
>Your character terminals will still be available by hitting CTRL-ALT-Fn.
>
>Dan
>
>
>
--
Best regards,
Chris
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