From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 26 20:51:41 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A90116A41F for ; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:51:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nb_root@videotron.ca) Received: from relais.videotron.ca (relais.videotron.ca [24.201.245.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E101D43D55 for ; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:51:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nb_root@videotron.ca) Received: from clk01a ([66.130.198.54]) by VL-MO-MR003.ip.videotron.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-2.05 (built Apr 28 2005)) with ESMTP id <0IS400FOCHY4XH20@VL-MO-MR003.ip.videotron.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:51:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:51:39 -0500 From: Nicolas Blais In-reply-to: <20051226204604.96557.qmail@web53006.mail.yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <200512261551.40075.nb_root@videotron.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/signed; boundary=nextPart2113494.HdDfD9BbMK; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <20051226204604.96557.qmail@web53006.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 Cc: Shane Webber Subject: Re: KDE Difficulties X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:51:41 -0000 --nextPart2113494.HdDfD9BbMK Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On December 26, 2005 03:46 pm, Shane Webber wrote: > Hello, > I have recently installed FreeBSD6-RELEASE that I've downloaded fr= om > FBSD.org via Disk1 and 2 onto my Toshiba Satellite P35-S611. I've > previously purchased several FBSD Power Packs and haven't had this much > difficulty before with my other systems, then again I've been gone for mo= re > than four years so I assume I've missed some things. The install was > completely successful so far, however I don't know how to set the system = up > so that when I use "startx" it defaults to KDE or when I use "startkde" > from the prompt kde will begin without having a "cannot connect to X > server" error. I know the X server (XFree86? or Xorg?, I believe it's xorg > because I use top after using startx) must start prior to any GUI. I've > searched the handbook and haven't found what I need to get to where I wou= ld > like my system to be. Your assistance would be appreciated. Thanks v/r > Shane > Here's what I use: In my /etc/ttys file, the line for ttyv8: ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure This starts kdm (the KDE login manager) at boot. Then I am able to go into = KDE=20 without any scripts or 'startkde' or anything. Nicolas. =2D-=20 =46reeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #7: Mon Dec 26 12:43:20 EST 2005 =20 root@clk01a:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CLK01A=20 PGP? (updated 16 Nov 05) : http://www.clkroot.net/security/nb_root.asc --nextPart2113494.HdDfD9BbMK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBDsFfc4wTBlvcsbJURAl5FAKCdAB5/SPeAP5U4hdK/84CWHw0YHwCbBIjk yBjbNJz6IpKSPwIHduI2OUQ= =JhKD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2113494.HdDfD9BbMK--