Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command

Ivan, >        I guess that the inittab(5) entry in question is only started >        after rc.local finishes.  Therefore, starting startx(1) in the >        background may help. That was it. Adding "&" at the end of the command in rc.local did the trick! Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command

Ivan Shmakov wrote: > > Tech Geek writes: > > However, I want to do a auto login into my fluxbox (instead of user > > typing in username and password in xdm) and I still want the basic > > login console on Serial Port 1. So I removed xdm package (apt-get > > purge xdm) and added the following l

Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command

> Tech Geek writes: […] > However, I want to do a auto login into my fluxbox (instead of user > typing in username and password in xdm) and I still want the basic > login console on Serial Port 1. So I removed xdm package (apt-get > purge xdm) and added the following line to my /etc/rc.l

Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command

> suspicious that I am compelled to ask if you are really sure that is > the correlation?  Please double check. Yes, I double checked that. As soon as I revert back to installing xdm, the login console appears on Serial Port 1. > Are there any messaged logged to /var/log/syslog concerning failure

Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command

Tech Geek wrote: > I have uncommented the following line in the /etc/inittab file on > Debian Squeeze: > > T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 Seems reasonable. I do that on server systems too. > This works if my system starts up normally i.e. via xdm->fluxbox. Sure. > However, I wa

/etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command

I have uncommented the following line in the /etc/inittab file on Debian Squeeze: T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 Basically, I am trying to output a login console on Serial Port 1 also. This works if my system starts up normally i.e. via xdm->fluxbox. However, I want to do a auto lo

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

Thank you all for the great information on 'startx' command. I will check the install and see if it somehow omitted the xclient! Also, the 'dlocate' command is a new one on me! I just installed it in my desktop and it is a *must have* applicatoin. I love Gnu! Thanks agai

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

> I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer. It's improving, but . . . What > application includes the "startx" command? I realize I can install > xdm/gdm/whateverDM, but I like keeping things "lite" on the older computers. > Any

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 12:05:52AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 01:57:31PM -0800, MJ Inabnit wrote: > > What application includes the "startx" command? > > xserver-xfree86, IIRC. You can find out for sure on > http://packages.debian.org/ or

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 01:57:31PM -0800, MJ Inabnit wrote: > What application includes the "startx" command? xserver-xfree86, IIRC. You can find out for sure on http://packages.debian.org/ - -- .''`. Paul Jo

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

Received Wed 03 Mar 2004 10:39am +1100 from MJ Inabnit: > Greetings: > > I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer. It's improving, but . . . What > application includes the "startx" command? I realize I can install > xdm/gdm/whateverDM,

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

MJ Inabnit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer. It's improving, but > . . . What application includes the "startx" command? I realize I > can install xdm/gdm/whateverDM, but I like keeping things "

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 13:57 -0800, MJ Inabnit wrote: > Greetings: > > I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer. It's improving, but . . . What > application includes the "startx" command? I realize I can install > xdm/gdm/whateverDM,

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 13:57 -0800, MJ Inabnit wrote: > I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer. It's improving, > but . . . What application includes the "startx" command? I realize > I can install xdm/gdm/whateverDM, but I like keeping things &

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

MJ Inabnit wrote: Greetings: I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer. It's improving, but . . . What application includes the "startx" command? I realize I can install xdm/gdm/whateverDM, but I like keeping things "lite" on the older computers.

Re: what app includes 'startx' command

Le mardi 2 Mars 2004 22:57, MJ Inabnit a écrit : > I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer. It's improving, but > . . . What application includes the "startx" command? I realize I > can install xdm/gdm/whateverDM, but I like keeping things &quo

what app includes 'startx' command

Greetings: I'm testing the latest debian "Sarge" installer. It's improving, but . . . What application includes the "startx" command? I realize I can install xdm/gdm/whateverDM, but I like keeping things "lite" on the older computers. Anyway, I have

Re: startx command

Those are: /etc/init.d/xdm and all symlinks in /etc/rc.d that look something like Sxdm (the Kxdm are responsible for stopping X when you shutdown..) Ron Rademaker PS. You can probably do anything you want, whatever it is you want with only /etc/init.d/xdm (except if you want xdm to run in some ru

startx command

Hey there folks. Maybe I just woke up too early this morning, but I'm having some problems here. I'm looking for the line(s) responsible for starting my X session automatically when I boot this machine. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks