RE: X boot not automatic

[Waller Martin MEJ <Martin.M.E.J.Waller@GBJHA.zeneca.com>]

>Hello,
>
>Installed X from debian 1.31 CD.
>
>Upon boot the screen comes up with the console login prompt.  After I log
>in the console and do a "/etc/init.d/xdm start" the X login window comes
>up and X works fine after logging in.
>
>What must be done to get X to come up automatically instead of stopping at
>the console login prompt?
>
>Regards,
>
>--
>Victor Torrico

Hi Victor,

     Edit your /etc/X11/config file so it looks like this:

obey-nologin
allow-user-resources
allow-user-modmap
allow-user-xsession
start-xfs #the x font server
start-xdm #xdm - no-start-xdm means don't start xdm...
xdm-start-server #xdm server

     Martin


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