Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:24:29 -0800 (PST) From: jadeite <jadeite@light.pomona.edu> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xdm doesn't do anything Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970324192143.1867A-100000@light.pomona.edu> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.970324161249.jsd@gamespot.com>
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well... even if X for console isn't set up right for console, your machine should still respond to xdmcp requests from X terminals. i used to run AcceleratedX, after Xinstall you should just be able to do "startx" and it does something, with or without xdm On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, random junk wrote: > i'm feeling quite stupid. i've tried playing with /etc/rc.local. i've tried > playing with /etc/ttys. i can't make xdm do anything! it just never ever > shows its face, no matter how i invoke it. i can see it running with ps, but > it never takes over my screen. i'm not trying to do anything fancy, just a > simple single-user workstation scenario. > > i'm using the Xinside accelerated X server, if that makes a difference... > > -j- >
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