Re: console too long after stopping x
On 2007-06-05, Bob McGowan <bob_mcgowan@symantec.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm not sure how to do this. I didn't have an .xinitrc, so I copied
>> the one from /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc to my home directory, and added
>> the line as follows:
>>
>> +--------------------------------+
>> #!/bin/sh
>> ## comments snipped ##
>>
>> . /etc/X11/Xsession
>>
>> consolechars -f Uni3-Terminus14
>>
>> +--------------------------------+
>>
>> However, this doesn't seem to have changed anything - I logged out of
>> x, back in, and then out again, and the problem remains.
>>
>
> I just checked my KDE environment and it doesn't use .xinitrc either.
> Sigh ;( I do know that .xinitrc is used by the base X11 environment,
> with the 'xinit' program, which can be used to start additional X
> servers on other virtual terminals. But, not for starting the first X
> server from a login manager (KDM, GDM, etc., also known as Display
> Managers).
>
>
> Sorry for the confusion.
>
No worries. I'm actually using fluxbox without a display manager, i.e.
starting it with startx after logging in. I'll check with the fluxbox
docs to see if there's anything there I can tweak.
Thanks,
Tyler
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