From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 27 14:22:32 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FD8410656BD for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:22:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sgurukrupa@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 254728FC23 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:22:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sgurukrupa@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id g9so4207718rvb.3 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:22:31 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=jp7CRtmtlxs5DV7KFl1i1duVKsfQj8V4kWuxChA2LA0=; b=JOrYIk4ycD+sb9zDpL3SXpE9exyIrm7+G5iV0N8sdX6hgPdrxT967awU+AlxIHnfXw anFT1Ih1EIqHASSW/LYkJGLqx4tAjmtsoGWZCs7NONA8tXdbu7WDra+PZGoNc0xG4fy8 TTbPASCjlhdJDpWPhOgZkd1TRHNJwXPA263Dk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=mAE13f7jJgYae8qZp2IIBJcwYgXrEvzqsbQQ8R283jEan3ZfskN0Hwesbu2vy/rUH+ Uese4ZHjMQSW4qRBQfUmVM9JqRuXDhdNtHs++BhyY2Bg2+yXzp643KuLe//wRjOA0D6c RHbfKPr9FaMbPWobHeuVqS37RBFFcK4q2kV3k= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.141.115.20 with SMTP id s20mr1219748rvm.255.1235743198130; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:59:58 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:29:58 +0530 Message-ID: <4e2e2a6c0902270559w5ab9a41ch84a46396198f60ce@mail.gmail.com> From: Ganesh Hegde To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Trying to get the gdm started 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, 27 Feb 2009 14:22:33 -0000 Hi, I would have preferred to title this post with "My adventures with gdm". But the subject line of this email will be useful for someone searching for help. Gnome is a good desktop. Well, I am not putting before you folk any kind of problem here. I am giving a solution that I discovered for the problem of trying to start gdm on my computer. First a little introduction. Recently I downloaded the disc 1 of the i386 7.0 Release version of freebsd. Then I installed the minimal distribution from this disc. My goal was to have a good desktop so I decided to go for gnome. But, I read in the freebsd handbook that to run gnome, I needed to install X.org system; so I installed the X.org application that came with this disc. Then I installed gnome-lite using pkg_add -r gnome-lite command in the terminal. I wanted to have a login window showing up automatically at boot time and that meant that gdm had to start at boot time. The freebsd handbook mentioned that I had to stick the line gdm_enable="YES" at the end of the file /etc/rc.conf. I did that and restarted my computer, but gdm failed to start. After some googling, I found in the page faq2.html that I had to add the line gnome_enable="YES" at the end of the file /etc/rc.conf. I removed the 'gdm_enable="YES" and added the previous line. But, gdm still failed to start. Then I added both the previous two lines in this order gnome_enable="YES" gdm_enable="YES" I rebooted, but still gdm failed to start. I had a feeling that gdm was not installed even though the freebsd handbook claimed that gdm will be automatically installed when gnome is installed. I tried installing gdm. pkg_add -r gdm I saw that gdm did get installed now. I rebooted by computer and I saw the login window! I logged in and there was my gnome. Hope this helps someone facing similar problem. Warm Regards, Gaura ________________________ Chant the Holy Names - Hare Krishna and be happy!