From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 1 07:23:04 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 1AC9316A46C for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2007 07:23:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EE3D13C469 for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2007 07:23:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l517Mvmu067644; Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:22:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l517Mt6j067643; Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:22:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:22:55 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Jeremy Messenger Message-ID: <20070601072255.GA67598@thought.org> References: <20070601021741.GA65950@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing twenty years of service to the Unix community Cc: Gary Kline , 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: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:23:04 -0000 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="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 > > Also, you haven't yet respone back to Norberto Meijome: > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-gnome/2007-May/017594.html 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 :-) cheers back, gary > Cheers, > Mezz > > > Almost back to normal, tho! > > > > -g > > > -- > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix