[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Actually your both right because my question can go both ways it doesnt >matter they both are helpful BUT,i tried both ways and they dont work for >example if i enter X and start netscape and then go back to Xterm i cant >enter any commands its locked until i kill netscape,i tried it only with >Xterm i opened two Xterms but the first one didnt work after i opened the >second one.Then tried the Virtual way Ctrl-alt-Fx and when i did that and a >new logon screen came on and then when i went back to X there was no X >there was a shell screen and it showed all the usual commands when X starts >and it was locked.and i cant do anything so i have to kill it.Do you have >to be running XDM for it to work?Or do you have any idea why this wont >work? >Thanks >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From your original xterm, add an "&" to the end of your commands to put the new job in the background and still be able to use the original xterm. Example: kayak-> xterm & kayak-> netscape & kayak-> The first command will open a new xterm and and return the prompt in the original xterm. The second command will start netscape and return the prompt. The prompt in this case is "kayak-> ". I assume xdm is being started on virtual console 1. The X screen is on the screen one number above your highest virtual console. For example, on my system ctrl-alt-F1 thru F6 will switch to virtual consoles. ctrl-alt-f7 (or just alt-f7) will switch back to my X screen. You might want to get a beginner's book on unix/x. I think the Linux documentation project has a beginner's guide which covers issues like this. O'Reilly generally publishes good unix books as well. Lee Bradshaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .