Thanks for the help, guys. Seems I hosed the file I created with xf86config during the installation. Re-ran that, added the line below, and that fixed the problem. Now if I could find a replacement for that ghastly login screen...
Hey, while I'm thinking about it and since I can't try it right now, would adding a line like :1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X allow me to use VT08 for another login, or do I have to do something else? On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Paul wrote: > Hello Dale, there is a file /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers. That file lets you had > your xservers. you should have a line that says: > > :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X > > This line should be the last line in this file. If it isn't the xserver > won't get started. I hope this helps. Let me know if this is a fix. > Paul > > On Sat, 22 Nov 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I picked up Debian Linux on the Boot magazine CD-ROM, and have been > > trying for a couple of days to get it working the way I want it too, with > > little success. > > > > What's the deal with xdm? My understanding was that that was the program > > used to login under X, without having to login from a console and then > > issue a startx command. During installation I told the program I wanted > > to start X with xdm; I see a message when I boot about xdm being started, > > and then I log in to a console. Then if I try to use startx like I'm > > used to, I get a bunch of error messages about some missing socket thing > > (I'm not at home right now so I can't quote the exact error), then I get > > an error message about not finding xinit. Anybody know what I did wrong, > > or what I need to do? > > > > > > -- > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .