Re: xdm

[Kent West <kent.west@infotech.acu.edu>]

At 03:09 PM 1/22/1999 -0500, Michael Stenner wrote:
>New xdm question:
>
>My box is set up to start xdm automatically.  Can I start linux without
>xdm starting?  I would even settle for having it run but not on the
>screen.
>
>Reason I care:
>
>I had a video card go bad and I wasn't sure that my new video card could
>handle what xdm was going to automatically send it when my computer came
>up.  I'm pretty sure that using a root disk and then mounting / to edit
>stuff (that was already mentioned on this thread) would work, but it
>surprises me that there isn't a more elegant solution.
>
>					-Michael
>
>  Michael Stenner			Office Phone: 919-660-2513
>  Duke University, Dept. of Physics	  mstenner@phy.duke.edu
>  Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305

Ya know, as obvious as that is, it never occurred to me. The xdm maintainer
might want to be given the suggestion to provide some sort of hot-key to
avoid starting xdm or to cancel out of it. Good idea, Micheal.