I am a command line guy too. I'm not sure why you want the text login over the default gnome login, though I do understand the desire for a more lightweight window manager like XFCE or to have EMC be a full screen window and hide the window manager extras.
Apt-get install your desired window manager, then edit: /etc/X11/default-display-manager You can also from the gnome login screen, select the other installed window manager by clicking the session button and changing sessions to XFCE or X or whatever. The login manager will then remember the last selected window manager each time. Generally people think text mode is faster than graphics mode but tests have shown that text mode is harmful to real-time performance -- its counter intuitive. If you don't want the graphics login screen at all. Then as Mark/Stephen said remove the link in /etc/init.d to gdm (gdm starts x windows), "update-rc.d" is a command for updating these /etc/init.d links. With gdm not started at the default runlevel the graphical login wont appear, after logging into command prompt "startx" will load directly into x windows using the default window manager for your user and "startx" could be placed in the bashrc file to automatically start it. C -----Original Message----- From: Pat Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Emc-users] EMC2 / OS implementation Hello- I'm currently trying to setup my emc2 based controller while waiting for my mesa cards to arrive, and I have some questions. Here's what I'm looking to do: I want to push the startup button on the computer case and have the screen present login prompt via command line. upon logging in I want emc2 to startup in some simple window manager like xwindows or something (fluxbox?). what are the steps I would have to take to do this? I used to be a command line junkie back in the day but I've forgotten almost everything I knew... so this n00bery I'm exhibiting here is extra frustrating to me. Thanks for any suggestions or info. -pat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
