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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:27:03 -0700
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xdm wont start
From: "Kevin O'Gorman" <kogorman@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Kevin O'Gorman<kogorman@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Neil Bothwick<neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:09:18 -0700, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
>>
>>> /sbin/start-stop-daemon: stat /usr/bin/xdm: No such file or directory
>>
>> You don't have xdm installed, have you checked /etc/conf.d/xdm?
>>
>
> I do have xinit, which installs /etc/init.d/xdm. =A0I see no ebuild
> called xdm, so if there's something else I need, please tell me.
>
> Note that the path it's complaining about is something in /usr/bin,
> and that indeed could be the problem.
Oh, and /etc/conf.d/xdm exists:
kevin@kermod ~ $ cat xdm-090708a
# We always try and start X on a static VT. The various DMs normally defaul=
t
# to using VT7. If you wish to use the xdm init script, then you should ens=
ure
# that the VT checked is the same VT your DM wants to use. We do this check=
to
# ensure that you have't accidently configured something to run on the VT
# in your /etc/inittab file so that you don't get a dead keyboard.
CHECKVT=3D7
# What display manager do you use ? [ xdm | gdm | kdm | kdm-3.5 |
kdm-4.0 | gpe | entrance ]
# NOTE: If this is set in /etc/rc.conf, that setting will override this one=
.
# KDE-specific note: kdm-3.5 and kdm-4.0 are just examples. You will find a=
ll
# possible versions by looking at the directories in /usr/kde/.
DISPLAYMANAGER=3D"xdm"
kevin@kermod ~ $
I've tried changing the DISPLAYMANAGER to kde, and I get different
symptoms. This gets complicated, so I'm just reporting here what I
started with.
--=20
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD