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X Server Practical Configuration Steps - The Minumum Configurations to be able to login to Xfce session running on Nvidia

0. Set the Display in BIOS to Discrete Graphics

1. Install, enable and start service dbus

 # pkg install dbus

 # sysrc dbus_enable="YES"

 # service dbus start

2. Enable hald

 # sysrc hald_enable="YES"

 # service hald start 

3. Install Xorg and clear any Xorg configurations if any

 # pkg install xorg

 P.S. Do not run Xorg -configure at all

4. Add your username to the correct group

 # pw groupmod video -m rosemary || pw groupmod wheel -m rosemaray

5. Install Nvidia driver

 # portmaster -R x11/nvidia-driver

6. Evaluate nvidia-xconfig

 # nvidia-xconfig

7. Append the /etc/X11/xorg.conf as shown in the sample xorg_dot.conf provided

8. Start X Server

 $ startx

By now, you must be logged to the default X Display Manager. Log out and continue.

9. Install Xfce and Configure it as your default Xsession

 # pkg install xfce

 Compose ~/.xsession as follows

 #!/bin/sh
 exec /usr/local/bin/startxfce4 --with-ck-launch

 $ chmod +x ~/.xsession

 $ ln -s ~/.xsession ~/.xinitrc

 $ startx

10. Install and try Slim as a Login Manager

 # portmaster -R x11/slim

 # service slim onestart

11. Setup Slim Login Manager

 11.1 Replace item `ttyv8` line / Append in `/etc/ttys` with the following line
	ttyv8   '/usr/local/bin/slim'  xterm  on  secure
 11.2 Append `/etc/rc.conf` with
	slim_enable="YES"

12. Setup synaptics

 12.1 Install module synaptics
 12.2 Configure `xorg.conf` as shown in the example provieded 

13. Compiz Fusion

check Compiz