Debians,
Thank you in advance from a newbie. Any help in installing X would
be appreciated, especially regarding
o booting to a login screen
o configuring the mouse for left-handed use
I have been trying to install
Debian 1.2
from the InfoMagick Dec 1996 6cd set
using dpkg
on a Dell Dimension XPS133c
with Number Nine FX Motion 771 graphics accelerator
and Trinitron D1526TX-HS Ultrascan monitor
and PS/2 3-button mouse
dpkg did not complete installation the first time, and would not allow
reinstallation, configuration, removal, or purging because it was "already
installed" or "in a bad state". I finally used dpkg --force-dependencies
to purge xbase and reinstall it. After running xf86config, I could run
startx to begin an X session but the screen was unusable. After copying
(and editting) XF86Config from my slackware installation, I was able to
run startx and use the windows. After hand-editting /etc/inittab, and
/etc/rc4.d/S99xdm, xdm is started as a deamon at boot. Unfortunately,
though xdm remains running (as seen by ps -ax), no login screen is presented.
I have read /usr/doc/HOWTO/HOWTO-X11R6 and man [xdm xinit startx ...]
but have been unable to find any way to cause or inhibit presentation of a
login screen when xdm starts. My understanding is that when xdm starts,
it runs the setup script and then presents a login screen to all hosts
that access it.
What configuration do I need so that debian boots to a login screen?
What configuration (change to XF86Config) is needed to reverse the
button assignment (left-handed instead of right-handed use)?
Ideally, I would like the following run level assignments
0 - shutdown
1 - single user
4 - multi user (no xdm daemon)
5 - multi user (xdm login screen)
6 - restart
Newbie,
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Robert Meier
FANUC Robotics North America, Inc. Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Voice: 1-810-377-7469 Fax: 1-810-377-7363
