Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-06 Thread n dhert
It is not so clear .. My problem is: My FreeBSD is a VMware Virtual machine, for 2 years. When connecting to that machine via vSphere client, I get a KDM login window and via Ctrl-Alt-F1 can switch to a console prompt Well, that *was* possible .. Since the last reboot, Ctrl-Alt-F1 (F2, .. F8)

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-06 Thread Matthias Apitz
El día Thursday, October 06, 2011 a las 11:04:33AM +0200, n dhert escribió: It is not so clear .. My problem is: My FreeBSD is a VMware Virtual machine, for 2 years. When connecting to that machine via vSphere client, I get a KDM login window and via Ctrl-Alt-F1 can switch to a console

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-06 Thread n dhert
I tried that already yesterday, with disastreous results: keyboard and mouse completely locked. Closed vsphere and started again, connect to freebsd machine: black window, no reaction to any keyboard of mouse .. 2011/10/6 Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de El día Thursday, October 06, 2011 a las

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-06 Thread Matthias Apitz
El día Thursday, October 06, 2011 a las 11:51:22AM +0200, n dhert escribió: I tried that already yesterday, with disastreous results: keyboard and mouse completely locked. Closed vsphere and started again, connect to freebsd machine: black window, no reaction to any keyboard of mouse ..

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-06 Thread n dhert
Are you sure it is a vSphere problem? I'm not sure: I have used it for 2 years without problem, only with the last reboot (for security update -p3 of FreeBSD 8.2) I got into problems. I update packages every week, maybe something changed in the X packages (I do read /ussr/ports/UPDATING always

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-06 Thread Matthias Apitz
El día Thursday, October 06, 2011 a las 01:15:04PM +0200, n dhert escribió: Are you sure it is a vSphere problem? I'm not sure: I have used it for 2 years without problem, only with the last reboot (for security update -p3 of FreeBSD 8.2) I got into problems. I update packages every week,

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-06 Thread n dhert
(sorry for top posting, but your private address always comes in To: have to remember deleting it..) I can only test on my Xterminal since vsphere connection is a black screen .. on Xterminal, xev : when hitting F1 in the small Event test window, I get answer: KeyPress event, serial 29,

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-06 Thread n dhert
Hi, In your labserver, do you have a graphical login window at your labserver or not ? I don't want a graphical login, since I can't get anymore to the login prompt via Ctrl Alt F1 In KDM, the config directory is /usr/local/share/config/kdm for kdm window manager, there is no Xservers file, and

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-06 Thread Manolis Kiagias
On 6/10/2011 6:24 μμ, n dhert wrote: Hi, In your labserver, do you have a graphical login window at your labserver or not ? I don't want a graphical login, since I can't get anymore to the login prompt via Ctrl Alt F1 No graphical login. My lab server stops at the console login prompt. In

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-05 Thread Lowell Gilbert
n dhert ndhert...@gmail.com writes: FreeBSD-8.2 with Xorg: Is there a way one can specify that your never have X on the console (just the login: prompt) but still have X on any other X-windows termnal (an KDM login window) and graphical environment Sure. It's all in how you configure KDM.

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-05 Thread Matthias Apitz
El día Wednesday, October 05, 2011 a las 12:10:47PM -0400, Lowell Gilbert escribió: n dhert ndhert...@gmail.com writes: FreeBSD-8.2 with Xorg: Is there a way one can specify that your never have X on the console (just the login: prompt) but still have X on any other X-windows termnal

Re: X on Xterminals but not on console

2011-10-05 Thread David Brodbeck
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Matthias Apitz g...@unixarea.de wrote: El día Wednesday, October 05, 2011 a las 12:10:47PM -0400, Lowell Gilbert escribió: n dhert ndhert...@gmail.com writes: FreeBSD-8.2 with Xorg: Is there a way one can specify that your never have X on the console