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Setting up desktop environment on NetBSD 6.1.5


I have installed NetBSD 6.1.5 with full installation setting. However, when I run startx it says no screens could be found. So i tried "X -configure" and then "X -config ~/xconfig.conf.new" and I was brought to a very generic screen with a black x crosshair, but I was unable to exit this using the suggested ctrl+alt+backspace, so I had to force power off and check if my keyboard was recognized in the conf file generated, which it was. I have installed xdm, xterm, Xorg, and other X programs.

I am not familiar with setting up desktop environments from scratch. I am a newb who is used to Ubuntu esque installers doing that stuff for me.

Would someone be able to walk me though the installation or point me to a link which explains a step by step process?


Solution

  • It turns out that I could run "X -config xorg.conf.new" as root on host and then ssh using putty to manually launch windows.