Re: Installing, then installing CDE

[Liam Proven <lproven%gmail.com@localhost>]

On 18/08/2026 2:56 pm, Stephen Borrill wrote:
> I don't use pkgin.

:-o

Why not?

> 7) echo "dt1ogin=YES" >> /etc/rc.conf

That looks like a 1 not an L in the command name. Typo?

> 8) reboot
>
> I now get the CDE login graphical login screen
>
> 1) Enter username
> 2) Enter password
> 3) Look at Starting CDE splash screen
> 4) Full CDE desktop starts up
> 5) Get "Action Required" dialog saying "The desktop messaging system 
> could not be started". While this is open, you can't interact with the 
> rest of the desktop. When you close it, the desktop exits and you go 
> back to the login screen
>
> Discover from searching that portmap needs to be running for ttsession 
> (ToolTalk) to work, so start that:
> 1) echo "portmap=YES" >> /etc/rc.conf
> 2) /etc/rc.d/portmap start

Aha. How did you find this, please?

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