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Date:      Sat, 17 Jan 1998 19:51:45 -0800 (PST)
From:      Jan Koum <jkb@best.com>
To:        "Kevin M. Young" <keyoung3@vt.edu>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help with Getting X Windows Loaded?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980117194830.18448E-100000@shell6.ba.best.com>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19980117033357.0090be20@mail.vt.edu>

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	"man xdm" if you already have X windows installed.
	For xdm to start when system is rebooted add this to /etc/rc.local:
sleep 2
/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm &

	If you can't get into X windows even by running
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx then you have an X window config problem and would
have to give us more info before we can help you.

-- Yan

On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, Kevin M. Young wrote:

>I recently purchased FreeBSD 2.2.5 on CDROM.  I installed the sytem today
>on my personal computer which I use for school.  Along with FreeBSD, I have
>two other operating systems, Win 95 and Win NT.  Win 95 is on the same
>physical hardrive as FreeBSD (the c: drive).  I have zero problems with the
>boot manager and loading any of the operating systems.  I am able to get to
>FreeBSD just fine.  Here is what I need help with now.
>
>I can't get into X Windows.   I would like to configure FreeBSD to
>automatically bring up the XWindows log on.  I have tried for hours tonight
>to get it configured to do this, but with no avail.  I would appreciate
>your assistance on how to configure FREEBSD to do this.  Thank you.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Kevin M. Young
>
>




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