"[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Norberto Meijome wrote: >> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:24:49 +0100 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >>> Subject: how to run root cmds when starting xorg? >>> Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:24:49 +0100 >>> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) >>> >>> how do i exec a kldload script when starting ttyv8 kdm (or xorg) ? >> modify the xorg or kdm startup script? > > Xorg's xinitrc is a user script. Or does one of the X server or client thing > start as root? If so, which script runs? xinitrc didnt work.. > "...../kdm -nodaemon": exactly which one (if any) executed as root?
The startup script is /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0. You may also want to have a look at /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession. This latter file will call up ~/.xsession, which is where we normally put commands at the beginning of an X session called up through xdm. What I do in that file is to call nvidia-settings and display a background image. I guess ~/.xsession is the right place to put a kldload - this file may be simply a symlink to .xinitrc (if the setup you want is in this file). >> why do you need such thing? > > I want to load sound support only when in a desktop environment, and > auto-disable it when moving back to a console. That is, I need a script that > loads sound when starting, and unloads when exiting kdm. Okay, when you revert to the console, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xreset may be the right place to put a kldunload. Or maybe you could use GiveConsole and TakeConsole (in the same directory) to accomplish these tasks. I hope more expert users will chime in with more information about the difference between these various command files. Have a look at "man xdm" as well as /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config. For some reason, not many users appear to use xdm. The majority apparently prefer kdm or gdm or just .xinitrc. I find that odd myself. -- Tore _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"