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Sorry I tried to use both terms together most of the time (to get +the terminology solidified in peoples minds) but I guess I missed one). + +>><i> Thus server installs would be no different to how they've been for +</I>>><i> years (which hopefully addresses most of the greybeard complaint) and +</I>>><i> for users who don't know what the heck a console login is, they will +</I>>><i> hopefully be presented with nice, user friendly login prompts. +</I>>><i> Everyone is a winner. +</I>>>><i> I'm seeing what Olivier is seeing (although this is a desktop system and +</I>>>><i> not a minimal system). In my primary desktop, I can hit CTRL-ALT-Fn for +</I>>>><i> n = 1 to 12, and I get no response at all. It just stays on the same +</I>>>><i> desktop. +</I>>><i> Not sure about that one. Smells like some other bug if it doesn't move. +</I>>><i> Has your keyboard got a special "fn" key that disables the function +</I>>><i> keys? Mine does. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Mine does too (bloody Logitech), but Fn keys are enabled., so it's not +</I>><i> that. Is there perhaps something I don't have installed that enables +</I>><i> X+dm restart and autovt ? If autovt were not present or disabled, that +</I>><i> might explain why a second X+dm doesn't start (no available vt) ? +</I> +Sorry, I was unclear in my last email. + +I've not enabled the ability to start a second X+DM yet (it needs +changes to the DM's themselves which I've not looked at - tho' it should +be pretty simple) such that you can specify the vt to use when they are +started. + +Then I'd need to adjust autovt to start a wrapper script that starts +either getty or X+DM as appropriate. + +So this isn't in place yet, but I do still think it's the way forward. +Should be possible to get it done I think. + +Col + + +-- + +Colin Guthrie +colin(at)mageia.org +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited <A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A> +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor <A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A> + PulseAudio Hacker <A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A> + Trac Hacker <A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="012662.html">[Mageia-dev] Minimum install of cauldron don't start console +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="012666.html">[Mageia-dev] Minimum install of cauldron don't start console +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#12664">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#12664">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#12664">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#12664">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |