Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:17:10 +0100 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> Subject: Re: trouble getting x11 xdm to work Message-ID: <200811110817.10849.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <4918CA2D.1050800@a1poweruser.com> References: <49184372.7010209@a1poweruser.com> <20081110153722.ba124d03.freebsd@edvax.de> <4918CA2D.1050800@a1poweruser.com>
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On Tuesday 11 November 2008 00:56:29 Fbsd1 wrote:
> Polytropon wrote:
> > On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:21:38 +0800, Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> wrote:
> >> Also created the .xsessions file in the users home directory.
> >
> > The file is ~/.xsession, without an s at the end. I assume
> > that csh is your login shell. Put these in your ~/.xsession:
> >
> >
> > #!/bin/csh
> > source ~/.cshrc
> > exec ~/.xinitrc
> >
> > This sources your individual user setting from .cshrc and the
> > executes .xinitrc (trivial, isn't it?) to control how the startuo
> > of your xsession will go.
> >
> > Make sure both files (.xinitrc and .xsession) are +x attribute.
> >
> >> Keep getting this console error message hundreds of times
> >>
> >> init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second
> >
> > Hey, I saw this one... but I'm not sure how I solved it. Is your
> > /etc/hosts and hostname set correctly? I think it was something
> > like this, something I would never had put in any combination
> > with X...
> >
> >
> > By the way, in order to try if xdm is working correctly it can be
> > started directly by the command "xdm" anytime.
>
> I had ~/.xsession spelled correctly in the directory. Just typo error in
> email. Changed the contents of ~/.xsession as you posted. Still no joy.
> /etc/hosts file is correct.
>
> Running release 7.0. When i enter xdm on command line of root nothing
> happens. ps ax command shows no xdm running.
>
> Still getting error msg
> init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second
That's why. xdm can't get the display. Set on to off in /etc/ttys for ttyv8,
kill -HUP 1 and if the message does not stop, reboot the machine. Then start
by running xdm from the command line (as root) and
inspect /var/log/Xorg.0.log if no screen comes up.
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
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