Subject: Re: (Newbie to Netbsd) help enabling KDM (KDE 3) on netbsd 2.0
To: None <wulf@ping.net.au>
From: Mehdi Elaoufir <melaoufir@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/20/2005 14:03:42
Berndt Josef Wulf wrote:
>Didyou configure the hostname and domainname of your system?
>
>On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 11:08 pm, Mehdi Elaoufir wrote:
>
>
>>I did /etc/rc.conf configuration (KDM=YES) and checked that
>>/etc/rc.d/kdm really exists. I also restored /etc/ttys default
>>configuration. But i still have the same problems :
>>
>>- KDM login screen appears again when i log in
>>- No KDE startup!
>>
>>Mehdi
>>
>>On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:03:44 -0700, Andy Ruhl <acruhl@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 01:39:35 +0000, Mehdi Elaoufir <melaoufir@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>wrote:
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>>>> tty08 "/usr/local/bin/kdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure
>>>>
>>>>
>>>As far as I know, you don't have to do that. Change that back to the way
>>>it was.
>>>
>>>Then ensure you have a kdm startup script in /etc/rc.d. If you
>>>installed a package from NetBSD or via pkgsrc, there should be one:
>>>
>>>/etc/rc.d > ls -l kdm
>>>-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 491 Dec 3 11:20 kdm
>>>
>>>Add this line to your rc.conf:
>>>
>>>kdm=YES
>>>
>>>And that's all you should need to do. Nothing fancy. This is the netbsd
>>>way.
>>>
>>>Andy
>>>
>>>
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>
>
actually no, do i have to?
Mehdi