131032 – /etc/X11/xdm/Xserver hardcoded vt7

Bug 131032 - /etc/X11/xdm/Xserver hardcoded vt7

Summary: /etc/X11/xdm/Xserver hardcoded vt7

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High minor
Assignee:	Gentoo X packagers

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Reported:	2006-04-23 15:11 UTC by Goran Mekic
Modified:	2006-04-24 22:49 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Goran Mekic 2006-04-23 15:11:04 UTC

The line in this file is:
:0 local /usr/bin/X -vt 7

This breaks the system if your X is not on vt7. Just omiting this option makes X work fine.

Comment 1 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-04-23 16:12:07 UTC

I've added some more comments to /etc/conf.d/xdm about this (/usr/portage/x11-apps/xinit/files/xdm.confd), they'll show up in an hour or so. Basically, yes, it is hardcoded and will stay that way, because it's required for large speedups in when you get a login screen. People who don't want it hardcoded can remove it manually.

Comment 2 Goran Mekic 2006-04-24 03:50:43 UTC

Only one thing is missing, then. Say so in the documentation. I've spent 3 days in debuging my keyboard and searching for tutorial/howto/solution of any kind. Thanx! :o)

Comment 3 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-04-24 09:11:38 UTC

/etc/conf.d/xdm _is_ the documentation, and should be the natural place to look to configure xdm.

Comment 4 Goran Mekic 2006-04-24 22:49:27 UTC

I`m sorry, you`re right. I wasn`t looking. My bad. :o(