[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: X and tty7



On Sun,12.Apr.09, 14:35:28, Sven Joachim wrote:

> > If I read the comments right gdm will allocate VT 7 to X11 (don't 
> > know what happens if VT 7 is already taken by getty or so).
> 
> I don't use gdm, but this behavior seems broken to me.  Why can't it
> just use the first available VT by default, like the X server does by
> itself?

Because it's unpredictable (just guessing)? Maybe I misunderstood the 
comment. Here is the full quote:

,----[ from /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf ]
| # Automatic VT allocation.  Right now only works on Linux.  This way we force
| # X to use specific vts.  Turn VTAllocation to false if this is causing
| # problems.
| FirstVT=7
| VTAllocation=true
`----

Regards,
Andrei
-- 
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature


Reply to: