Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:58:00 +0000 (GMT) From: David Banning <tracker@worldy.com> To: Peter Schwenk <schwenk@voicenet.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xdm errors Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10002150947100.16415-100000@mweb.worldy.com> In-Reply-To: <38A8D315.10318A28@voicenet.com>
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Thanks for your reply Peter.
> The easiest way to get xdm working is to pick a Window Manager (the
> program that provides a user interface in X; there's a large variety of
> them, each providing a different look-and-feel) using
> /stand/sysinstall. I will assume that you've already done this.
Your right. I had fvwm2 and fvwm95 installed.
> you have, there will be 'skeleton' files /usr/share/skel/dot.xsession
> and /usr/share/skel/dot.xinitrc that you can copy to your home directory
> as .xsession and .xinitrc, respectively.
I don't have these files. Following your message I deleted (with
/stand/sysinstall) both fvwm2 and fvwm2 - then I re-installed
fvwm2 and installed tvtwm and kde (kde using ports). I hoped to
obtain the sample scripts through this menthod.
I thought I'd try what you have with kde.
Following the loading of these applications I still don't
have the .initrc or .xsession files you mentioned.
I made a .xsession file like yours, but I still get the sample
blank graphics screen - if I read this properly - X is working OK
but is not executing the programs to run within it.
My .xsession is the same as yours - my /usr/local/bin/startkde
looks like;
--------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
#kaudioserver &
kwmsound &
kfm &
kcontrol -init &
kbgndwm &
krootwm &
kpanel &
kwm
------------------------------------------
and my .xinitrc looks like
----------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $
userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
# merge in defaults and keymaps
if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
xrdb -merge $sysresources
fi
if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi
if [ -f $userresources ]; then
xrdb -merge $userresources
fi
if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
xmodmap $usermodmap
fi
# start some nice programs
twm &
xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 &
xterm -geometry 80x25+494+51 &
xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 &
exec xterm -geometry 80x24+0+0 -name login
----------------------------------------------------------
> I'm guessing that you type in your usename, no password and the system
> bumps you back to the login screen after flashing a blank screen
> briefly. If this is not the case, please give more information.
Yup that's what happens
Thanks all I have - hope that's enough for you to go on.
Thanks-
Dave Banning
tracker@worldy.com
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