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6. Running X
The easiest way for new users to start X windows is to type:
startx >& startx.log
Error messages are lost unless you redirect them
because the server takes over the screen.
To get out of X windows, type: ``exit'' in the console xterm.
You can customize your X by creating .xinitrc, .xserverrc,
and .twmrc files in your home directory as described in the xinit
and startx man pages.
6.1. Starting Xdm, the display manager
To start the display manager, log in as root on the console and type:
``xdm -nodaemon''.
You can start xdm automatically on bootup by changing the line
xdm=NO xdm_flags="" # x11 display manager
to:
xdm=YES xdm_flags="" # x11 display manager
in /etc/rc.conf.
Under NetBSD 1.4 and later with the wscons console driver, you must
enable a virtual console for the X server first. To do this follow
these steps:
- Make sure the device file exists. If not, ``
cd /dev ;
./MAKEDEV wscons''.
- Next, make sure your kernel wants to do wscons. (see
below).
- Next, make sure ``
wscons=YES'' in
/etc/rc.conf.
- Next, make sure
/etc/wscons.conf exists. The relevant
bits:
#screen 0 - vt100
screen 1 - vt100
screen 2 - vt100
screen 3 - vt100
screen 4 - -
screen 5 - vt100
(Thanks to Mason Loring Bliss
<mason@acheron.middleboro.ma.us> for this explanation)
Note that the binary distributions of XFree86 for NetBSD don't include
support for the XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 protocol.
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