Re: X

[Jack Pistachio <jackpistachio@yahoo.com>]

Uninstall xdm, the x display manager which simply causes X
to startup with a logon screen at boot.


--- Glenn English <ghe@slsware.com> wrote:
> Well, many thanks to those who helped me get X running on
> my Dell
> Latitude Laptop. 
> 
> Now I need help getting it to stop. 
> 
> I'm using wmaker, and when the system boots, it comes up
> with an X
> login. I don't want it to do that, and when I hit
> ctl-alt-bs, I get the
> Creeping White Screen Of Death (CWSOD) and I have to
> reboot. After
> login, selecting WindowManager Exit also gets the CWSOD.
> So does
> "shutdown -r now." I can't say for sure about
> ctl-alt-del. I can kill
> the wmaker process and get out of X. 
> 
> All this happens only some of the time. It takes so long
> to reboot that
> I haven't been able to find clearly repeatable steps. It
> seems like
> things were OK at first, then quit working - but there
> have been times
> when quit, quits. Logging in as root does the same thing.
> 
> My XF86Config-4 is a trial-and-error merge of that
> produced by the
> Debian and the Red Hat installers. 
> 
> I've never seen the CWSOD anywhere but here on Debian.
> Anybody know what
> causes that? Why does the system come up with an X login?
> I never
> (Intentionally) asked it to.
> 
> 
> 
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier      "ATI Rage 128 Mobility"
>         Driver          "r128"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier      "Latitude laptop display"
>         HorizSync       31.5-90.0
>         VertRefresh     59.0-75.0
>         Option          "DPMS"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier      "Default Screen"
>         Device          "ATI Rage 128 Mobility"
>         Monitor         "Latitude laptop display"
>         DefaultDepth    16
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           1
>                 Modes           "1152x864" "1024x768"
> "800x600"
> "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           4
>                 Modes           "1152x864" "1024x768"
> "800x600"
> "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           8
>                 Modes           "1152x864" "1024x768"
> "800x600"
> "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           15
>                 Modes           "1152x864" "1024x768"
> "800x600"
> "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           16
>                 Modes           "1152x864" "1024x768"
> "800x600"
> "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
>         Identifier      "Default Layout"
>         Screen          "Default Screen"
>         InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
>         InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
>         InputDevice     "Generic Mouse"
> EndSection
> 
> 
> -- 
> Glenn English
> ghe@slsware.com
> 
> 
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