From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 24 14:37:24 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A4D516A4CE for ; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:37:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay103-f7.bay103.hotmail.com [65.54.174.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DED5143D1F for ; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:37:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cool_mike_21@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 07:37:23 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.174.200 by by103fd.bay103.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:37:23 GMT X-Originating-IP: [65.54.174.200] X-Originating-Email: [cool_mike_21@hotmail.com] X-Sender: cool_mike_21@hotmail.com From: "Michael Neeff" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:37:23 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Apr 2005 14:37:23.0736 (UTC) FILETIME=[20ECE180:01C548DB] Subject: Would like to get back my command prompt! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:37:24 -0000 A newbie with installing FreeBSD 5.3...I installed X and got excited to direcly log on to X (xdm) with the dialog box. I modified the lineto turn xterm on: ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm - nodaemon" xterm ON secure. Now I am stuck in a login loop... I would like to configure X and install KDE, but it is stuck on the ChooseSessionListWidet I can only choose 2 options DEFAULT/FAIL SAFE and CANCEL and nothing happens in either case... hitting CTRL+ALT_+BKSPACE does nothing How do I just login to the command prompt without X opening directly?? I think I tried option 6 and it gives me a command prompt but I cannot edit any file. Thanks in advance. Mike