Re: Quick X questions...
On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 01:37:07PM -0500, Carmine Lucarelli wrote:
>
> Hi all. Couple of questions regarding XWindows in Debian. I installed and
> configured xfree86 on my system, and now it boots directly into xwindows instead
> of the console. What file can I modify so I boot into consoles and run X
> manually? Also, when I exit x, it brings me back to a graphical login prompt
It appears that you are running xdm (instead of startx). Take a look
at /etc/init.d/xdm. The scripts in /etc/init.d are run during boot.
> instead of the console! How can I change that behaviour? BTW, it's using the
> default window manager. Hope this makes sense...
Instead of exiting x by pushing <control-alt-backspace>, try doing
<control-alt-F1>, <control-alt-F2>, etc., to go to each of the virtual
consoles.
Art
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