Wanna Install FreeBSD 8.1 with xdm into Server

IT Department wants me help them in installing a new arrive Server. This gonna be a web server. So i decided to install FreeBSD 8.1. If server is mine, i really don't care about GUI, but for them the best thing is including xdm.

So before start the installation, i tried install xdm in my Virtual Machine. so let see what happened

First Try

Easy way installing FreeBSD

• boot from FreeBSD8.1 disc.
• select country and then keyboard type
• on sysinstall menu, i choosed Express
• FDISK, i choosed "a" then "q".
  
• boot manager, i choosed BootMgr
• disklabel, i choosed "a" then "q"
• distribution, i choosed minimal
• then installation process
• then exit install no need to review or what ever, restart it.

install xdm

• i configure first my os. give hostname, set root password, networking, ssh then make all up.
• i need to install xorg via sysinstall, by choose configure post installation
• package
  
• using ftp, choose taiwan mirror
• then facebook a while before ftp make it successfully list package
• so choose x then xorg
• so wait until xorg finish using tbz compiled format.
• repeat for package xdm

Hmmm.. when all is done, i think i don't get any packages file that i install it in the os so, if i install in real server i must again download. and i think compiled tbz compatible or not with server spec. so next try, second try, so i using ports. all file were download into /usr/distifiles. but it will take on time to compile, i know it.

Second try

finish another virtual machine freebsd installation.

configure it network and what ever i thinks it is needed.

then i install ports collection from cd using sysinstall > configure > distribution

then i install xorg first

cd /usr/ports/x11/xorg

make config-recursive

make install clean

then configure xorg. i forgot configuration process so i refer freebsd handbook online.

startx
after copy xorg.conf. but it still not success plus it is dark screen not showing the result.
ctrl + alt + tab + F1 and ctrl + c to quit x.


vmware tools installation /usr/ports/emulator/vmware-tools6/ was problem, so recognize missing /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-vmware

configure again and startx. i did it.

/usr/ports/x11/xdm

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

init 6

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yes i got xdm
but the problem when i put root or user it not success to login.
if i give wrong password it detected. so get out from the place and buy egg benjoo and milo ice.

that's all last two days of story..
today i have the answer..
/usr/ports/x11/xsm

orite tomorow wait for me to install on real server.