Joe, The types of sessions you run are all controlled by the SCREEN_xx entries in your lts.conf file. Send us a copy of your lts.conf file, if you can't figure out how the SCREEN_xx entries are specified.
if you are getting the gray screen, check this page: http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/Troubleshooting-GrayScreen Jim McQuillan [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Joe Auerbach wrote: > Jim McQuillan wrote: > > > Joe, > > > > You need to log into something, before running fluxbox. That way, the > > system has a clue who you are. > > > > So, a display manager is used for that (XDM,GDM,KDM). That gives you a > > session on the server. it is then possible to have the display manager > > launch your favorite desktop environment. Just look for the config > > files for your particular display manager to see how it launches a > > session. > > > > With KDM and GDM, it is possible to do an auto-login, using any userid > > that you want. Check the ltsp contrib page for more info on setting up > > kdm for auto-login. > > > I read that bit. As far as I can tell, ive got gdm-binary running and startx > is matched up to gnome, but when start the startx screen I get the infamouse > grey screen with an X mouse on it. Unless gdm-binary is the wrong thing to > have running, it should be working (I've actually got it running twice). > > Also, anyone know whay this is? When I start the ltsp session I've got 3 > screens. One running shell, one running telnet (which I can't connect with > because telnet may be shut down on my machine . . . let me check . . . it is. > is there a way to use ssh rather than telnet?) and one which runs X. The X > screen seems to refresh itself regularly, and for some reason if I'm on > another screen when it does that (the shell screen, for example) it will > automatically shift me back to the X screen (which is a bad idea). > > Anyone? > > -- > > joe auerbach > systems administrator > pcb / rossman and co > 614-523-4150 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
