Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 08:57:07 -0500 (CDT) From: ptroot@uswest.com (Paul T. Root) To: s_koyin@eduserv.its.unimelb.edu.au (HMG coA reductase) Cc: khetan@iafrica.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X locks Message-ID: <199604221357.IAA04022@astro.acs.uswest.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960422084511.22322A-100000@eduserv.its.unimelb.EDU.AU> from "HMG coA reductase" at Apr 22, 96 08:46:44 am
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In a previous message, HMG coA reductase said: > > xdm has to be started from /etc/ttys, to run on an unused virtual > terminal (see the X install guide). I don't think so. I'm pretty certain that I have my setup from rc.local at home. Is it possible that Khetan is using the vt terminal emulation instead of SCO? As to why the xdm is locked up, I don't really know. Can you get into the machine any other way? Can you look at the xdm-errors file? Maybe that will tell something. > > On Sat, 20 Apr 1996, Sean Kelly wrote: > > > > > First, to switch to another vty while X is running, use CTRL+ALT+F1, > > > CTRL+ALT+F2, ... > > > > Done that. Doesn't work. Like the keyboard is locked. > > > > > Now, why you can't type anything on the X screen: is your xdm > > > configured to accept a login? > > > > Yes. Works fine after I login as root and then run xdm. > > --- > > Khetan Gajjar > > Visit at http://www.iafrica.com/~khetan/ > > Pipex-Internet Africa Operations > > help@iafrica.com or 0800-030-002 > > > > > > -- Paul T. Root - USWEST !NTERPRISE Networking Service ptroot@uswest.com Religion can make a person well rounded or an idiot.
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