trouble getting x11 xdm to work

[Fbsd1]

Mel wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 November 2008 00:56:29 Fbsd1 wrote:
>> Polytropon wrote:
>>> On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:21:38 +0800, Fbsd1 <fbsd1 at a1poweruser.com> wrote:
>>>> Also created the .xsessions file in the users home directory.
>>> The file is ~/.xsession, without an s at the end. I assume
>>> that csh is your login shell. Put these in your ~/.xsession:
>>>
>>>
>>> 	#!/bin/csh
>>> 	source ~/.cshrc
>>> 	exec ~/.xinitrc
>>>
>>> This sources your individual user setting from .cshrc and the
>>> executes .xinitrc (trivial, isn't it?) to control how the startuo
>>> of your xsession will go.
>>>
>>> Make sure both files (.xinitrc and .xsession) are +x attribute.
>>>
>>>> Keep getting this console error message hundreds of times
>>>>
>>>> init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second
>>> Hey, I saw this one... but I'm not sure how I solved it. Is your
>>> /etc/hosts and hostname set correctly? I think it was something
>>> like this, something I would never had put in any combination
>>> with X...
>>>
>>>
>>> By the way, in order to try if xdm is working correctly it can be
>>> started directly by the command "xdm" anytime.
>> I had ~/.xsession spelled correctly in the directory. Just typo error in
>> email. Changed the contents of ~/.xsession as you posted. Still no joy.
>> /etc/hosts file is correct.
>>
>> Running release 7.0. When i enter xdm on command line of root nothing
>> happens. ps ax command shows no xdm running.
>>
>> Still getting error msg
>> init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 second
> 
> That's why. xdm can't get the display. Set on to off in /etc/ttys for ttyv8, 
> kill -HUP 1 and if the message does not stop, reboot the machine. Then start 
> by running xdm from the command line (as root) and 
> inspect /var/log/Xorg.0.log if no screen comes up.
> 


I all ready did that (run xdm from the command line) getting no 
/var/log/xdm.log. Inspecting Xorg.0.log shows nothing related to xdm.

When issuing the xdm command from root and then doing (ps ax command) I 
do not see xdm listed.

What am i to see happen from running xdm from the root command line?