Dave Sherohman wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 04:27:20PM +0200, Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote:
> > Your 2nd suggestion worked OK, but I wonder if it wouldn't be
> > possible to define a new (unused) runlevel that doesn't start X
> > (say 7) and then 'init 7' whenever I feel like shutting down X?
> > Does this sound possible, and if so, how do I find out how to do
> > it?
>
> No need to define a new runlevel, just use update-rc.d. Debian sets
> up runlevels 2-5 as identical to each other with the expectation that
> users who want to use them for process/daemon control will customize
> the runlevels to their personal taste. (Note: Those Red Hat guys
> probably told you that the default runlevel is 5, but Debian's
> default is 2.)
In case anyone is interested, I've found the answer (or at least _an_
answer). As always, RTFM comes up with the goods. At xdm's graphical
login prompt, press <Ctrl> R, and you'll drop down into the console
login prompt. That's it! No new runlevels, no processes to kill. I
found the following in /etc/X11/xdm/Xresources:
! /etc/X11/xdm/Xresources
!
! X resources used by xdm sessions
xlogin*login.translations: #override\
Ctrl<Key>R: abort-display()\n\
<Key>Delete: delete-character()\n\
<Key>F1: set-session-argument(failsafe) finish-field()\n\
.
.
.
<interesting="newbies only">
Since then, I'm now running potato, and have installed helix-Gnome,
(now _there's_ a nice install for you!) so the graphical login looks
a bit different (and much prettier than xdm). I feel certain that I
will find a similar function to the <Ctrl> R, once I figure out which
file corresponds to the old /etc/X11/xdm/Xresources file.
If I've understood it properly, Gnome doesn't use xdm at all, but has
its own system called gdm, which the helix-Gnome installer sets up
completely. It even found and configured the Sawfish window manager
that I had previously installed but failed to get running. If this
sounds interesting to any other newbies, just do the following:
$su
Password:
lynx -source http://go-gnome.com/ | sh
When it's done you need to reboot (or at least I had to), then your
new Gnome desktop is up and running. Nothing to edit, just "Have fun".
Wish the debian install was this easy...
</interesting>
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Best regards,
Peter Hugosson-Miller
"Quidquid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur."
