Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 15:59:25 -0700 From: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> To: Herbert Nkhoma <hnkhoma@malawi.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Starting X Windows Message-ID: <392DB04D.7E2351A2@acuson.com> References: <002501bfc61e$f5c4b0d0$02a994d0@malawi.net>
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> Herbert Nkhoma wrote: > I want to know this. How can I start x windows from another terminal. > Starting it fro the console works fine. What other terminal? You mean another console? Or from a remote terminal? I haven't used remote terminals all that often, and when I do, I usually don't use X. I do know that you need to set up the DISPLAY variable correctly. It's quite pointless to telnet into a remote machine only to have your application appear on that remote machine. To get to another console, type ALT+CTRL+F2 (or F3, etc.). Then type startx. One weird thing you can do (it's weird if you've never done it) is to start a second X session. Start an normal X session, then switch to another console. "Type startx -- :1", and boom, you have two X sessions. David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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