Unable to login in GUI mode after installation

[Ravi S]

I am trying FreeBSD for the first time. I installed FreeBSD 10.3 it on a GPT partition and got it to boot using Grub. After this I installed xorg, fluxbox, slim with:
pkg install xorg fluxbox slim

In /home/username/.xinitrc I put:

xterm &
exec fluxbox

To /etc/rc.conf I added:

slim_enable="YES"

Now when I boot I do not see the expected slim splash screen, instead it is a very basic username/password dialog, I think it is the xdm login screen(Note: It's not in console mode, it still is graphical). After I enter the username and password it returns to the same dialog but no error is shown. I am unable to use

ctrl+alt+Fn

(where n is between 1 and 7) as the screen remains fixed at the username/password dialog. The only way I can login is either using SSH or if I comment this line in /etc/ttys:

ttyv8    "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon"    xterm    on  secure

Is there any step I am missing or how can I check what is not working as it should.

 

[spaceille]

did you create a .xinitrc file in your home directory? If not, do so and add the following line to it:

exec startfluxbox

 

[SirDice]

Start here: Handbook: 5.4. Xorg Configuration

Note, for slim your ~/.xinitrc should look something like this:

#!/bin/sh

DEFAULT=startfluxbox

[ -n $1 ] && exec $1

# Fallback in case startx is used
exec ${DEFAULT}

Do NOT enable XDM or Slim using /etc/ttys!

 

[Maxnix]

Do NOT enable XDM or Slim using /etc/ttys!

I'm one of those who use /etc/ttys to start XDM; which are the drawbacks?

 

[SirDice]

I'm one of those who use /etc/ttys to start XDM; which are the drawbacks?

There's a possible conflict between ttys and xdm. It also makes it rather difficult to restart XDM without restarting the whole system.

 

[Ravi S]

I got that I was supposed to use startfluxbox instead of fluxbox but even after making the change /home/username/xinitrc to:

exec startfluxbox

I have the same result. As for slim configuration, it should fall back to the default i.e. exec startfluxbox but it doesn't

 

[SirDice]

Make sure dbus is running. I'm not sure if it's the cause (or if Fluxbox really needs it) but a lot of applications (especially Window Managers) seem to depend on it nowadays. So it doesn't hurt to enable it.

Forget Slim for a minute, disable it for the time being. Does Xorg/Fluxbox start correctly if you use startx?

 

[Ravi S]

Make sure dbus is running. I'm not sure if it's the cause (or if Fluxbox really needs it) but a lot of applications (especially Window Managers) seem to depend on it nowadays. So it doesn't hurt to enable it.

Forget Slim for a minute, disable it for the time being. Does Xorg/Fluxbox start correctly if you use startx?

dbus is enbled in /etc/rc.conf , if I use startx the screen just goes blank.

 

[SirDice]

if I use startx the screen just goes blank.

Right, focus on this first. It's an indication things haven't been set up correctly yet. Can you post a Xorg.0.log and provide us some information about your hardware (specifically which videocard)?

 

[Ravi S]

Right, focus on this first. It's an indication things haven't been set up correctly yet. Can you post a Xorg.0.log and provide us some information about your hardware (specifically which videocard)?

Thanks for your response, I was away for a bit. The complete Xorg.0.log is at http://pastebin.com/jZMs0JHD

I haven't been able to locate anything in the file that would indicate X server failed to load.

 

[dhenzler]

I got bitten by modifying /etc/ttys to start XDM. Now I get a different login screen, which does not recognize my login and password. I have everything else working... now this.... Ugh!

HELP me !

 

[SirDice]

Boot to single user mode, remove the entry from /etc/ttys and start normally.