newbie question re startkde/xdm

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:50:28 -0500, dfeustel wrote:

> I am just starting with FreeBSD 7.0 after using OpenBSD for several
> years. I find that startx works but startkde does not (can't open
> display ''). I think startkde is not adding an xauth entry on FreeBSD,
> although startkde on OpenBSD does. How can I modify the FreeBSD startkde
> so that it creates an xauth entry and starts properly?
>
> Thanks.

Since you're using KDE vi /etc/ttys
change line 8
ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm" xterm on secure

Timmy wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:50:28 -0500, dfeustel wrote:
>
>> I am just starting with FreeBSD 7.0 after using OpenBSD for several
>> years. I find that startx works but startkde does not (can't open
>> display ''). I think startkde is not adding an xauth entry on FreeBSD,
>> although startkde on OpenBSD does. How can I modify the FreeBSD startkde
>> so that it creates an xauth entry and starts properly?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Since you're using KDE vi /etc/ttys
> change line 8
> ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm" xterm on secure

I got used to not using kdm on OpenBSD. I now like starting kde manually after I log in
when I ocasionally need to view graphics. Is that possible on FreeBSD? If so, how?
(I run ksh in console mode at least 50% of the time.)

Thanks.

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:45:27 -0500, dfeustel wrote:

> Timmy wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:50:28 -0500, dfeustel wrote:
>>
>>> I am just starting with FreeBSD 7.0 after using OpenBSD for several
>>> years. I find that startx works but startkde does not (can't open
>>> display ''). I think startkde is not adding an xauth entry on FreeBSD,
>>> although startkde on OpenBSD does. How can I modify the FreeBSD
>>> startkde so that it creates an xauth entry and starts properly?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> Since you're using KDE vi /etc/ttys
>> change line 8
>> ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm" xterm on secure
>
> I got used to not using kdm on OpenBSD. I now like starting kde manually
> after I log in when I ocasionally need to view graphics. Is that
> possible on FreeBSD? If so, how? (I run ksh in console mode at least 50%
> of the time.)
>
> Thanks.

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/...ok/x11-wm.html

Timmy wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:45:27 -0500, dfeustel wrote:
>
>> Timmy wrote:
>>> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:50:28 -0500, dfeustel wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am just starting with FreeBSD 7.0 after using OpenBSD for several
>>>> years. I find that startx works but startkde does not (can't open
>>>> display ''). I think startkde is not adding an xauth entry on FreeBSD,
>>>> although startkde on OpenBSD does. How can I modify the FreeBSD
>>>> startkde so that it creates an xauth entry and starts properly?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Since you're using KDE vi /etc/ttys
>>> change line 8
>>> ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm" xterm on secure
>>
>> I got used to not using kdm on OpenBSD. I now like starting kde manually
>> after I log in when I ocasionally need to view graphics. Is that
>> possible on FreeBSD? If so, how? (I run ksh in console mode at least 50%
>> of the time.)
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/...ok/x11-wm.html

That's what I needed. Thanks!

BTW: For the FIRST time since I bought it a couple of months ago, my LCD
monitor works in 1440x900 instead of 1280x1024.

YAHOOOO!!!