stop and start X server in FreeBSD 9.0
Hello: I configured FreeBSD 9.0 RELEASE with X starting automatically at boot. I use kdm3 login manager, and it works. I would like to make changes to xorg.conf and test the effects. How can I stop X in a terminal temporarily? If I kill kdm it is restarted immediately. In openSUSE I could do this by switchiong runlevels but I learned that FreeBSD has no runlevels. Thanks, Istvan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: stop and start X server in FreeBSD 9.0
On Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:33:50 +0200, Istvan Gabor wrote: Hello: I configured FreeBSD 9.0 RELEASE with X starting automatically at boot. I use kdm3 login manager, and it works. I would like to make changes to xorg.conf and test the effects. How can I stop X in a terminal temporarily? If I kill kdm it is restarted immediately. For the desired test scenario, I'd suggest to disable KDE (kdm) startup in /etc/rc.conf, and finally stop the related service (from /usr/local/etc/rc.d probably). Then you can easily use the startx command to start an X session from a user's VT, test your settings, terminate the session, and you'll be back in text mode. If you are happy with your settings, re-enable KDE (kdm) by the corresponding /etc/rc.conf entry. In openSUSE I could do this by switchiong runlevels but I learned that FreeBSD has no runlevels. Yes, FreeBSD uses the rc.d mechanism (see man 8 rc for details). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: stop and start X server in FreeBSD 9.0
On Tuesday 02 October 2012 14:49:54 Polytropon wrote: For the desired test scenario, I'd suggest to disable KDE (kdm) startup in /etc/rc.conf, and finally stop the related service (from /usr/local/etc/rc.d probably). Then you can easily use the startx command to start an X session from a user's VT, test your settings, terminate the session, and you'll be back in text mode. The OP is using kdm3 which is normally managed through /etc/ttys instead of an rc script. To stop kdm3: * edit /etc/ttys, find the line 'ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/kdm xterm on secure' and changie on to off * kill -1 1 * killall kdm-bin To restart * edit /etc/ttys and change off back to on for kdm * kill -1 1 But it isn't necessary to do all this just to pick up changes in xorg.conf. Just make your desired changes to xorg.conf, then log out of kde and switch to a console as root and killall kdm-bin. This will stop and start X as well as kdm. You can do all this from a terminal window in your kde session but I prefer to logout cleanly instead of having the rug pulled from under my feet which has sometimes corruptedf my kdmrc file. -- Mike Clarke ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: stop and start X server in FreeBSD 9.0
Polytropon, Mike, Thank for your answers. 2012. október 2. 17:29 napon Mike Clarke jmc-freeb...@milibyte.co.uk írta: On Tuesday 02 October 2012 14:49:54 Polytropon wrote: For the desired test scenario, I'd suggest to disable KDE (kdm) startup in /etc/rc.conf, and finally stop the related service (from /usr/local/etc/rc.d probably). Then you can easily use the startx command to start an X session from a user's VT, test your settings, terminate the session, and you'll be back in text mode. The OP is using kdm3 which is normally managed through /etc/ttys instead of an rc script. To stop kdm3: * edit /etc/ttys, find the line 'ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/kdm xterm on secure' and changie on to off I did this one before. I hoped I could make it without editing ttys every time. * kill -1 1 * killall kdm-bin Thanks for pointing out which program has to be killed. To restart * edit /etc/ttys and change off back to on for kdm * kill -1 1 But it isn't necessary to do all this just to pick up changes in xorg.conf. Just make your desired changes to xorg.conf, then log out of kde and switch to a console as root and killall kdm-bin. This will stop and start X as well as kdm. You can do all this from a terminal window in your kde session but I prefer to logout cleanly instead of having the rug pulled from under my feet which has sometimes corruptedf my kdmrc file. I guess this is the way to go. Thanks! Istvan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
