From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 6 00:53:54 2006 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 04F4516AA2F for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 23:53:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from katsuo_harada_evil_does@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay105-f4.bay105.hotmail.com [65.54.224.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEE2443D45 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 23:53:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from katsuo_harada_evil_does@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:53:05 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.224.200 by by105fd.bay105.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 05 Jun 2006 23:53:01 GMT X-Originating-IP: [86.211.135.80] X-Originating-Email: [katsuo_harada_evil_does@hotmail.com] X-Sender: katsuo_harada_evil_does@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <20060605214709.GC32248@malcolm.berkeley.edu> From: "Vitaly D" To: mhunter@ack.berkeley.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 01:53:01 +0200 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Jun 2006 23:53:05.0698 (UTC) FILETIME=[3068C820:01C688FB] Cc: Subject: RE: "Session Menu" xdm/gdm problem 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: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:54:07 -0000 >From: Mike Hunter >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: "Session Menu" xdm/gdm problem Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 14:47:09 >-0700 > >Hey everybody, > >I'm having a frustrating X problem. I installed X via portupgrade and >hacked /etc/ttys to enable xdm. I can log in successfully both as root >and as a non-priv user, but either way I get to a screen that says: > >Session Menu > >Load Session # Delete Session # Break Lock # Default/Fail Safe # Cancel > >But if I disable xdm and simply use startx, it launches X and my window >manager fine. I tried deleting my .xinitrc but that didn't help. > >I have a feeling some X component isn't in place. I tried compiling gdm >as a replacement but that didn't help (same symptoms). I was able to run >gdmsetup (or was it gdmconfig?) by logging into gdm in fail-safe mode, and >I could change some of the GDM settings, but I didn't see anything that I >could twist to fix the problem. > >FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE May 12 >xorg-6.9.0 you should place .xinitrc file in your home directory a model can be found in /etc/X11/xinitrc simply copy it to .xinitrc in your homedir _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Mail : découvrez et testez la version bêta ! http://www.ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d