On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 10:07:59AM -0400, Jonathan D. Proulx wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 07:27:33PM -0700, Duncan Watson wrote: > > :X is not listening. So even though I changed /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc and > :removed the "-nolisten tcp" stuff X is still not open a TCP port to listen > :on. > : > :I have installed "xfree86-common 4.0.2-1", could it be that it is a compile > :time option? > > Not compile time as the only available switch is '-nolisten <proto>' > there is no equivelent -listen switch. > > If you're using a graphical login (xdm, wdm, gdm, ...), the config for > the Display manager is used not /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc, which is > used when you "startx" from the commandline. > > Using wdm the gonfig you want is in /etc/X11/wdm/Xservers. Since all > of these display managers are essentially hacked versions of xdm, I > suspect the file conventions are the same.
Excellent. That is sure to be it. I use xdm and so will find the file. Thanks again, /Duncan -- Duncan Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~ climbing in the Pacific NW ~~~