Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:16:47 +0200 From: Carl Drougge <freebsd-stable@z42.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kdm startup script freaks out keyboard Message-ID: <20010731171646.A21732@bigtower.net> In-Reply-To: <F57026A9F900D411999000D0B73C4DF601468952@pflnoczr.networktelephone.net>; from Steve.Dobbs@networktelephone.net on Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 09:49:30AM -0500 References: <F57026A9F900D411999000D0B73C4DF601468952@pflnoczr.networktelephone.net>
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On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 09:49:30AM -0500, Steve Dobbs wrote: > I wrote a little startup script to automatically launch kdm upon boot, and > put it in the /usr/local/etc/rc.d directory, and it works fine when I run it > as root when the machine is up, but when I boot and let the script get > launched automatically, kdm comes up, but the keyboard stops functioning > properly. (I can ctl-alt-delete, but I can't switch out switch out to > another virtual terminal, I can't ctl-alt-break, and I can't type any > letters). I'm running KDE 2.1.1 on FreeBSD 4.3 RELEASE. Sounds like it doesn't like being launched early, so try delaying it a bit. (Like replace "kdm" with "sh -c 'sleep 30 && kdm' &". If that works try lowering the sleep time a bit so you don't have to wait so long..) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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