Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:48:51 +0800 From: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> To: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work Message-ID: <49197123.8050901@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <200811111240.15930.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> References: <49184372.7010209@a1poweruser.com> <200811111147.03303.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <491967CD.3050606@a1poweruser.com> <200811111240.15930.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
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Mel wrote: > On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:09:01 Fbsd1 wrote: >> Mel wrote: >>> On Tuesday 11 November 2008 11:35:41 Fbsd1 wrote: >>>>>> Still getting error msg >>>>>> init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 >>>>>> second >>> You first need to get rid of that. xdm can't open /dev/ttyv8 while getty >>> is hammering at it. >> I turned that off all ready before running xdm from root command line. > > What does xdm -debug 1 turn up? You said nothing related to xdm > in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, but it would still be helpful to see the last lines > of the file, so we know why X quit. And since Xorg.0.log isn't timestamped, > check if the last modification time of the file corresponds with the last > time you ran the command. This will determine if xdm actually gets to the > stage of starting the X server or gives up sooner. > You may also want to set the -error option (see man xdm) and check if anything > useful is written there. > With current information, the possible causes range from errors in a > configuration file xdm reads on start up to X display problems. > Startx works ok so not xorg problem. Next question is are the xdm configuration files suppose to work as delivered by the port install AS IS? As a default config demo?
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