Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:39:05 -0700 From: jd1008 <jd1008@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xdm questions Message-ID: <54761E49.60503@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <16052.1417026643@allegro.localdomain> References: <16052.1417026643@allegro.localdomain>
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On 11/26/2014 11:30 AM, Mike Kupfer wrote: > Hi, I'm a FreeBSD newbie but a reasonably experienced Solaris/Linux > user. I recently installed FreeBSD-10.0-RELEASE into a VirtualBox > guest, upgraded to 10.1-RELEASE, and then installed xorg, xfce, and xdm > using "pkg install". I've got a couple questions about my experiences. > > 1. I tried running xdm without setting ~/.xsession to run Xfce. Upon > logging in, I expected to get a simple session with twm and/or an xterm. > Instead, I got bounced back to the xdm login screen. The problem was > that the Xsession script wanted to run xsm, but that package wasn't > installed. Shouldn't the xdm package have a dependency on the xsm > package? > > 2. I had to reboot single-user in order to troubleshoot and fix the xsm > issue. I had expected to be able to use Alt+Fn to switch to a > non-xdm-controlled virtual terminal, but Alt+F1 etc. have no effect when > X is running. I have since reviewed the FAQ, and I now understand that > with X running, I should have used Ctrl+Alt+F1, not Alt+F1. > Unfortunately, Ctrl+Alt+F1 causes the VirtualBox *host* to switch to a > different virtual terminal. Is it possible to configure FreeBSD to use > a key combination other than Ctrl+Alt+Fn? > > freebsd-version: 10.1-RELEASE > > uname -a: > FreeBSD ernie.localdomain 10.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE #0 r274401: Tue Nov 11 21:02:49 UTC 2014 root@releng1.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 > > FWIW, the host is running Debian7. > > thanks, > mike > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I suggest that you config the guest VM to use some other sequence different to Ctrl-Alt-Fn.
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