From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 3 16:55:07 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C7D316A400 for ; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 16:55:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from eastrmmtao106.cox.net (eastrmmtao106.cox.net [68.230.240.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D92AF13C448 for ; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 16:55:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmmtao106.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.05.02.00 201-2174-114-20060621) with ESMTP id <20070603165506.DORH393.eastrmmtao106.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net>; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 12:55:06 -0400 Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([24.255.149.218]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id 74v51X0054iy4EG0000000; Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:55:05 -0400 Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:57:53 -0500 To: "Gary Kline" From: "Jeremy Messenger" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20070601021741.GA65950@thought.org> <20070601072255.GA67598@thought.org> <20070602235124.GA82026@thought.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20070602235124.GA82026@thought.org> User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.21 (Linux) Cc: Gary Kline , Gnome at FreeBSD List Subject: Re: any clues hy Gnome isn't autobooting? X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:55:07 -0000 On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 18:51:24 -0500, Gary Kline = wrote: > > Okay Guys, since everybody has cleared out and I'm home alone, > back to what *really* count! > > > On Fri, Jun 01, 2007 at 04:34:21PM -0500, Jeremy Messenger wrote: >> On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:22:55 -0500, Gary Kline >> wrote: >> >> >On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 09:30:43PM -0500, Jeremy Messenger wrote: >> >>On Thu, 31 May 2007 21:17:41 -0500, Gary Kline >> >>wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> I have gdm_enable=3D"YES" in /rc.conf but whrn I boot, I'm always= >> >>> tossed into termina mode. I have to login as root and go from >> >>> there. Typing gdm is rejected because the binary is already >> >>> running. And that proves true. Tying kdm eventually gets me to >> >>> that graphix login. From the kde login i can mouse into any >> >>> window manager I choose, but it turns out I'm more familiar with >> >>> gnome, etc, etc. so to hav my hand, fingers, wrist, i'll >> >>> appreciate any insights. Ifthe booot process looks at my >> >>> .xsession, that is likely part oft he problem. >> >> >> >>You will get better respone from us if you follow this: >> >>http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/bugging.html > > = > Read and consulted. (I sent this mail to my Ubuntu server which > runs evolution. This URL is stashed there and I'll move it to > the Dell evntuallly. AT LEast now I've got more clues to keep me > from shouting ``H E L P'' ... ) > >> >> >> >>Also, you haven't yet respone back to Norberto Meijome: >> >>http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-gnome/2007-May/017594.ht= ml > I must have inadvertandly hit "d"; sorry, Beto. There were zero > errs to stdout or stderr. Only when I typed % gdm did the system > yelp that gdm was ALREADY running. I checked, and yup:: > > 622 ?? Is 0:00.01 /usr/local/sbin/gdm-binary > > Next, I typed kdm and after an error that I couldn't catch from > the console --I can grep or find the strings if that will help-- > and after kdm thought about it, the kdm xlogin stuff popped up. > I selected Gnome, and voila! Do you have anything in ~/.xsession-errors? Cheers, Mezz > It may be worth noting that before xorg-7.2, the gdm_enable=3DYES > did throw mw into graphics. I _do_ have "exec gnome-session" in > ~/.xsession. Along with a commented #kdestart. Via the > X display manager was how anything worked. Before I try anything > else, I'll comment the exec gnome string and reboot. Got to be > some logical explaination why after things mostly work, there are > these minor snafus... . > > Oh yeah, Beto, after my first runs of portupgrade -aP > (UPGRADING); and after pkgdb -F's at least twice, things hadn't > finished. A few days ago I re-ran portupgrade -a (&c, &c); > then a pkgdb -L. Then more things seemed to run. ----This is > a parenthetical comment. I cvsupdate daily so might run > another portupgrade. > > > --In my notes in /etc/rc.conf from '05 or '06 maybe I have here > on tao: > > > gdm_enable=3D"NO" > ### > ### if "YES", in /etc/rc.conf and then execute > ### > ### /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d/gdm.sh start > > On tao2, that probably morphed to > > p5 16:02 [515] ll gdm /usr/local/etc/rc.d > 2 -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 561 May 31 12:33 gdm > > but there is also a /usr/local/etc/gdm/ with login-type files. > So far I haven't looked at them. Been using CTWM for more > lifetimes back than I'd like to admit. So I'm overdue for a > fancier environment. ... . > > > >> > >> > Apologies. I'll check the URL's within 24 hours. I'm looking >> > forward to getting evolution on the "new-tao" so i'll have the >> > option of usin it or mutt. >> > >> >> >> >>We are clueless just like you without any of your details. >> >> >> > >> > Ihear you, friend. just hhope that this is the last major >> > upheaval for, oh, 7,000 years :-) >> >> Afraid, we have a last major overhead for GNOME coming in this fall. = We >> are removing a lot of patches of share/gnome/, so we are going to lea= ve >> all of GNOME's tarballs vanilla at most. The result will be share/gno= me/ >> -> share/. This one will helping us to get a few more years unless xo= rg >> or/and GNOME developers do some big changes. ;-) > > > So long as it's a script or cookbook directions like in UPDATING, > no-prob. I've thought that /usr/X11R6 was overkill for years; > /usr/local was something that grad students invented circa 1980. > With v6 and v6 things defaulted to /bin; user-contributed > binaries were in /usr/bin. (blah, blah, blah.) But that *was* > awhile ago.... :-) > > nods of appreciation to ever'body, > > gary > > >> >> Cheers, >> Mezz -- = mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team - FreeBSD Multimedia Hat (ports, not src) http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org http://wiki.freebsd.org/multimedia - multimedia@FreeBSD.org