Solved How do I get Xorg running?

[Deleted member 61330]

I'm just setting up HardenedBSD, which is based on FreeBSD.
I was trying to install and get Ice-WM running but whenever I try to run it,
I get some messages telling me that it can't open the display and that X must be running.

I have a screenshot of the problem at hand.

So how do I get X running and the $DISPLAY set so I can start Ice-WM?

Thanks.

 

[eternal_noob]

I don't know HardenedBSD, but i guess you have to install Xorg via pkg install xorg too?

 

[Deleted member 61330]

I already installed Xorg that way.
I need to know how to get it running so I can run Ice-WM!

 

[Minbari]

First of all this forum is dedicated to FreeBSD and FreeBSD alone. Second you need to install Xorg and then create a shell script file (.xinitrc) in which you add exec icewm or exec icewm-session if you want to also run icewmbg and icewmtray.

 

[Deleted member 61330]

I thought it was appropriate to post here because HardenedBSD is based on FreeBSD, so it should work similarly enough. Plus I could not find any community forums for HBSD anyway.

By the way, I just entered "exec icewm-session" but I got the same error as before.

 

[eternal_noob]

I just entered "exec icewm-session" but I got the same error as before

Like Minbari said, create a file .xinitrc in your home directory with the content
exec icewm-session
and then start Xorg by entering
startx

A few hints:

If you want to use dbus, you write
exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session icewm-session
instead.

You can also set your keyboard mapping in .xinitrc. For example i have a german keyboard and use this
setxkbmap de -variant nodeadkeys -model pc105

 

[Deleted member 61330]

I managed to fix the problem.
I just keep "exec icewm-session" in .xinitrc and type startx beneath.
However, I have to manually startx everytime I log in to make it work but it's good enough for me.

 

[eternal_noob]

However, I have to manually startx everytime I log in to make it work but it's good enough for me.

If you want a graphical login manager, you can install sddm for example.
pkg install sddm

then add this to /etc/rc.conf:

sddm_enable="YES"

Note that you do not need the exec icewm-session in .xinitrc anymore in that case since sddm handles this now.

 

[SirDice]

I thought it was appropriate to post here because HardenedBSD is based on FreeBSD, so it should work similarly enough.

Derivatives are not supported here. No matter how "similar" they might appear.