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From: ccallana@hertz.elee.calpoly.edu (Chris Callanan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Starting X and Xprompter
Date: 18 Jan 1996 01:17:40 GMT
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Mauricio Tavares (raub@kushana.aero.ufl.edu) wrote:
: Now that NetBSD seems to be working with my 3/50, I would like
: to get X to work with it. I've download the x11r6 binaries from
: ftp.netbsd.org but am having problems getting it to work. First of all,
: I always thought to start X I would have something like
: :0 "/usr/bin/login -P /usr/bin/Xprompter -C /usr/bin/dxsession -e" none
: on secure window="/usr/bin/Xtx bc"
: in my /etc/ttys file (ok, the paths are not the same as for netbsd, but
: you get the idea). It so happens I can't find Xprompter or xsession in
: /usr/X11R6. Could anyone give me any hint?
you must be coming in from the ultrix world. i think those things are
quite specific.
i just type 'startx'
:)
you may need to set up a few things in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc
--chris
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Chris Callanan - CpE major ccallana@gauss.elee.calpoly.edu
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