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With the following inittab, I'm able to login to console (command-mode login) and then I'm able to start kdm with sudo /etc/rc.d/kdm start
#
# /etc/inittab
#
# Runlevels:
# 0 Halt
# 1(S) Single-user
# 2 Not used
# 3 Multi-user
# 4 Not used
# 5 X11
# 6 Reboot
## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
#id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
id:5:initdefault:
rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p
# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/6 linux
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null
#x:5:once:/bin/su keerthi -l -c "/bin/bash --login -c startx >/dev/null 2>&1"
# End of file
No problem here. But if I uncomment the line
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
KDM wont start. Instead I get a blank screen. Ctrl + Alt + F1, Ctrl + Alt + Backspace nothing works. I had to force shutdown the system.
Daemons in /etc/rc.conf:
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng hal fam @preload @cpufreq @crond @alsa @net-profiles)
Last edited by keerthi (2009-04-09 17:08:20)
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Per instructions here http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Login_manager:
1. inittab method = Does not work
2. daemon method = Does not work
3. Login to console (run-level 3 & 5). Start KDM using 'sudo /etc/rc.d/kdm start' = Works!
4. inittab method using Fallback image = Works!
5. daemon method using Fallback image = Works!
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I could really use some help here. Thanks.
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