Re: don't want x as default startup

2000-01-24 Thread Matt Folwell
On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 06:50:43PM +0100, mek wrote: > it's too late now, i already deleted it. but since that time i cannot startx > as > normal user anymore Edit /etc/X11/Xserver abd change the second line from RootOnly to Console -- Matt Folwell, Trinity College, Cambridge. CB2 1TQ [EMAIL

Re: don't want x as default startup

2000-01-23 Thread mek
hi eric, > mek: > > Try: > ln -s /etc/init.d/xdm /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm > > Just did wdm the other day. > > eric file exists! in both the ways... mmm mek

Re: don't want x as default startup

2000-01-23 Thread mek
On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Daniel Barclay wrote: > > From: John Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Just remove the sym link in the default run level directory in /etc > > i.e. if the default runlevel is 2, then remove the sym link to S89xdm in > > the /etc/rc2.d directory. If there's a better way I'm su

Re: don't want x as default startup

2000-01-21 Thread mek
dear debbies, having a look at all theese reactions about this not-wanted-x-default, i was wondering if this isnt maybe some tipical debian behaviour. if it is tipical debian i would like to leave it (will need to reinstall xdm) , because that just means that i am influenced by redhat-lookandfeel

Re: don't want x as default startup

2000-01-21 Thread Daniel Barclay
> From: John Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Just remove the sym link in the default run level directory in /etc > i.e. if the default runlevel is 2, then remove the sym link to S89xdm in > the /etc/rc2.d directory. If there's a better way I'm sure others will > tell you. ... Rename the link from S

Re: don't want x as default startup

2000-01-20 Thread eric k. wolven
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- mpx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: mpx: Got this from the list: type: more /etc/inittab (look for line that says "id:N:initdefault) ("N" is a number) Remember # type: cd /etc/rcN.d type: ls (look for file "S999xdm") type: rm S99xdm This will remove the default

Re: don't want x as default startup

2000-01-20 Thread John Gould
Just remove the sym link in the default run level directory in /etc i.e. if the default runlevel is 2, then remove the sym link to S89xdm in the /etc/rc2.d directory. If there's a better way I'm sure others will tell you. You'll find the default run level from /etc/inittab. Hope this helps... Reg

Re: don't want x as default startup

2000-01-20 Thread Ethan Benson
On 20/1/2000 mpx wrote: yestarday i installed debian for the first time, and finally i am through this dselect-jungle;-) now i try since a few hours to eliminate this x-as-default-startup-thing. i would like to logon my machine in the console. so i did like i did on my redhat-box, changing in /

don't want x as default startup

2000-01-20 Thread mpx
dear debian-users, yestarday i installed debian for the first time, and finally i am through this dselect-jungle;-) now i try since a few hours to eliminate this x-as-default-startup-thing. i would like to logon my machine in the console. so i did like i did on my redhat-box, changing in /etc/init