From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 26 21:52:40 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E4FD16A412 for ; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:52:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.de [213.165.64.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8DFE143D55 for ; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:51:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 26 Nov 2006 21:52:37 -0000 Received: from p54A7D505.dip.t-dialin.net (EHLO [192.168.0.12]) [84.167.213.5] by mail.gmx.net (mp034) with SMTP; 26 Nov 2006 22:52:37 +0100 X-Authenticated: #5465401 Message-ID: <456A0CF1.8090400@gmx.de> Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:53:53 +0100 From: "[LoN]Kamikaze" Organization: Lords of Nightmare User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061110) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ralf Schreijer , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20061126210958.19000@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <20061126210958.19000@gmx.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Cc: Subject: Re: Lacky Doc @ "5.6.2 Using XDM" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:52:40 -0000 Ralf Schreijer wrote: > Hi there! > > Today I just installed FreeBSD(6.1) for the first time in my life. After several tries on my own I decided to go through the installation by following the instructions in the handbook. I successfully installed and configured Xorg. Everything went well, until I reached the section 5.6.2, "Using XDM". I just tried to follow the instructions and enabled xdm to start running on the 9th virtual terminal by replacing the "off" by "on" in /etc/ttys: > ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure > in > ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure > > Now I can't do anything. The system directly boots into the xdm, prompts a loginscreen and if I login as root (or as a user) there is nothing I can do. As I know now there isn't even a chance to leave the xdm. If I hit Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, it flips into the shell an returns immediately to xdm and prompts the login again. I tried fixing this through booting in Single User Mode, but I wasn't successful because I have no write permission in /etc/ttys during this mode. > > I bet it won't be the only solution to reinstall the entire system, isn't it? Since I followed the Documentiation from Install until section 5.6.2, Imho, there is a small warning missing in the documentation. Sth like this: "Beware of enabling the xdm-virtual-terminal because you can only return to the shell while doing sth you dont know yet :-)". > > May be you can find some time to send me a feedback or some kind of solution to fix my problem. > Thanks so long. > > Ralf > > PS: I'm sorry for my english. I hope you could even understand me! You can return to the console with CTRL-ALT-F1, CTRL-ALT-F2 and so on. Anyway, at least a terminal should start up once you have logged into XDM.