Re: More on XDM and runlevels

1999-08-16 Thread Richard Kettlewell
Chad Walstrom writes: > Well, I can't site any reason w/xdm other than possibly using > something like kdm or gdm periodically. However, I do know run > levels come in handy. Let's say, for example, you'd like to work on > your web pages at home, perhaps running mysql and apache with php. > Yet,

More on XDM and runlevels

1999-08-16 Thread Chad Walstrom
Brad wrote: "As has been mentioned before, this isn't the best solution either. Say you remove the link in runlevel 2. Fine, xdm doesn't start on boot. Then you change to level 3, and xdm is started. Again, good. But now you change back to level 2, where xdm shouldn't be running. What happens? x

Re: More on XDM?

1998-03-30 Thread Carroll Kong
But I was able to run another xdm session on another server, same terminal and get the same application working with enough colors. The only difference is a "wharf" bar... if that is draining all the extra colors that the app needs, i guess I am stuck. So I have to reduce the color load o

Re: More on XDM?

1998-03-30 Thread Ossama Othman
> I use Accelerated X which defaults to 24 bit color. Did you misread my > message? Or does xdm not use accelerated X? I never installed xf86config, > at least not on Linux.. I do it for freebsd and am happy with 16 bit color > there. :) Xdm will use whatever is Xserver is configured.

Re: More on XDM?

1998-03-30 Thread Carroll Kong
I use Accelerated X which defaults to 24 bit color. Did you misread my message? Or does xdm not use accelerated X? I never installed xf86config, at least not on Linux.. I do it for freebsd and am happy with 16 bit color there. :) My question was that logging in remotely gives

Re: More on XDM?

1998-03-30 Thread Oliver Elphick
Carroll Kong wrote: > Where do I go to >increase color depth allocation per user? I want to have maximized resource >s >allocated Thanks in advance guys! > >Debian 1.3R6 running XDM-Shadow To set a default depth of 16, edit /etc/X11/XF86Config and insert a DefaultColorDe

More on XDM?

1998-03-29 Thread Carroll Kong
Hm... i originally thought my wallpaper sucked up all the resources... but even when I take it off, I cannot run one of my programs in workable color anymore. And... it works fine if I xdm to another server aside my own on the same terminal so it is not the terminal. I looked into the .Xr