Re: Cannot start CDE

From: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:37:29 UTC
On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 6:35 AM Daniel Cervus <DanieltheDeer@outlook.com>
wrote:

> “Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)”
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> “modeset(0): glamor initialization failed”
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> Are these two errors relevant? And I do find nothing in the home directory.
>

I think you'll need to add some more information, esp about the (graphics)
HW you're using. The freebsd-x11 may be a better group to carry on this
discussion ... have you looked in the archives (https://lists.freebsd.org/)?

good luck!
Michael


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> On Fri, Mar 18, 2022, 01:47 Daniel Cervus <DanieltheDeer@outlook.com>
> wrote:
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>> Here it is, and I didn’t find the .Xsession-error file in my home
>> directory.
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> Please note, I used a lowercase "x" in ".xsession-errors.log".
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> I also did not offer to look at your Xorg.0.log file for you (sorry, but I
> won't open an attachment just like that) :-)... It's fairly readable, look
> for lines containing "(EE)" (errors), those will normally give you an idea
> of whats going on
>
> Regards
> Michael
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>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 3:26 PM Daniel Cervus <DanieltheDeer@outlook.com>
>> wrote:
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>> Hello, I am trying to install CDE to have a look of it. After
>> installing Xorg using pkg on 12.3-Release, I installed CDE through package,
>> and follow the instructions on the pkg message:
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>> This is ancient software that is ported for curiosity purposes. It is
>> unlikely to be useful in everyday use, and should not be used in untrusted
>> environments as there are highly likely to be unresolved security issues.
>> It is also necessary to enable the Subprocess Control Service (and dtcms
>> for the calendar to work). # sysrc rpcbind_enable=yes # sysrc
>> dtcms_enable=yes # sysrc inetd_enable=yes # service rpcbind start &&
>> service dtcms start and Add the following line to /etc/inetd.conf: dtspc
>> stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/dt/bin/dtspcd /usr/local/dt/bin/dtspcd
>> and to /etc/services: dtspc 6112/tcp # CDE Subprocess Control Service To
>> start the Common Desktop Environment, % ln -s /usr/local/dt/bin/Xsession
>> ~/.Xsession % env LANG=C startx If you want to use dtlogin as well, you'll
>> need to create /usr/local/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config and add this line:
>> allowed_users=anybody
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>> But it just started XDM, what’s wrong with it?
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>> have you looked in /var/log/X*.log (don't have the precise name nor a
>> FreeBSD system handy)?
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>> Also, there may be a file ".xsession-error*" in your $HOME - check
>> whether there's anything useful there.
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>> HTH
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>> Michael
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>> --
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>> Michael Schuster
>> http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/
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