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#1 2009-04-08 15:47:01

keerthi
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Registered: 2007-11-18
Posts: 95

[KDE4.2 vanilla] KDM does not start

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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#2 2009-04-08 16:07:51

keerthi
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Registered: 2007-11-18
Posts: 95

Re: [KDE4.2 vanilla] KDM does not start

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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#3 2009-04-09 17:07:25

keerthi
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Registered: 2007-11-18
Posts: 95

Re: [KDE4.2 vanilla] KDM does not start

I could really use some help here. Thanks.

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