I heve kde-2.2.2 and I haven't tried this on any other version.

Here's how I did it :

1. As root edit /etc/ttys and modify the file to look like the following :

   #ttyv0 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure

   ttyv0 "/usr/local/bin/kdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure

   # Virtual terminals

   ttyv1 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure

   ......................................................................................

   ttyv7 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure

   #ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure

2. Restart the machine and You should be greeted by the pleasant KDM Login Screen.

3. Intially only default,kde,failsafe sessions will be displayed. You can add other Window Managers like gnome. First of all make sure gnome has been installed. Then, as root, edit /usr/local/share/config/kdm/Xsession to look like the following :

   .........................................................

   case "$sess" in

   failsafe)

   exec xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0 $*

   ;;

   gnome)

   exec gnome-session

   ;;

   ""|default)

   exec $HOME/.xsession $*

   ;;

   esac

   ...........................

4. Gnome has not been added to the session list yet. For that, start X as root and from KDE Control Center, Select System -> Login Manager ->Sessions (tab).

   In the new type textbox enter :

   gnome

   warning : This should be same as the corresponding entry in /usr/local/share/config/kdm/Xsession

   Click Add New to add gnome to the "Available Types" List.

5. When you login for the first time, select kde or gnome or any WM from the list. Next time onwards, KDM will remember the session used last time and will log into that environment automatically.

That's it !

• Re: GUI login with kdm by Lance St on Monday July 15, @07:20PM

  Yea it worked except one problem. When I login to KDE 3 none of my terminals work. When I click the terminal icon they start- then quickly disapear. Also I need to set the bpp to at least 16, I guess thats in XF86 somewhere. Help.

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• Re: GUI login with kdm by Epu on Monday August 26, @11:05AM

  Having same terminal problems. If I use xwrapper from a user directory and the 'startx' command, X loads ok and terminals work as expected. If I use kdm, Konsoles disappear when launched from the icon. Got them to stick by trying to run Konsole from a right-click menu somewhere.

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