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sime:
Oh I forgot,

init 3 works but it's a tad harsh, next time try Ctrl+Alt+Backspace from within the GUI to kill the X process.

Thought of the moment...

So NT calls thinks it a server OS. OK turn off that crap GUI then and gimme a command line and some extra CPU resources ... Yeh right!

Later

slvadcjelli42:
hey thanks!! That itself doesn't seem to do much for me but the man page on it gives some useful info... i remember the X setup mentioned making symbolic links for various files used by the previous installation, and /usr/X11R6/lib (as in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers") stands out. I'll bet something isn't... uh.. symbolically linked (?) to where it should be. Also: There's a file called Xsetup_0 AND Xsetup_0.old.in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm. Is the .old one a backup (i mean, could it be as simple as replacing Xsetp_0 with Xsetup_0.old)?

********The xdm-config file for anyone who cares********

! $Xorg: xdm-conf.cpp,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:17 cpqbld Exp $
!
!
!
!
! $XFree86: xc/programs/xdm/config/xdm-conf.cpp,v 1.10 2002/11/30 19:11:32 herrb Exp $
!
DisplayManager.errorLogFile:    /var/log/xdm.log
DisplayManager.pidFile:         /var/run/xdm.pid
DisplayManager.keyFile:         /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-keys
DisplayManager.servers:         /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers
DisplayManager.accessFile:      /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xaccess
DisplayManager.willing:         su nobody -c /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xwilling
! All displays should use authorization, but we cannot be sure
! X terminals may not be configured that way, so they will require
! individual resource settings.
DisplayManager*authorize:       true
! The following three resources set up display :0 as the console.
DisplayManager._0.setup:        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
DisplayManager._0.startup:      /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
DisplayManager._0.reset:        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
!
DisplayManager*resources:       /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xresources
DisplayManager*session:         /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession
DisplayManager*authComplain:    true

! SECURITY: do not listen for XDMCP or Chooser requests
! Comment out this line if you want to manage X terminals with xdm
DisplayManager.requestPort:     0


********Here's Xsetup_0********

#!/bin/sh
# $Xorg: Xsetup_0,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:17 cpqbld Exp $
xconsole -geometry 480x130-0-0 -daemon -notify -verbose -fn fixed -exitOnFail


********And finally, Xsetup_0.old********

#!/bin/sh
# Xsetup for Red Hat Linux
# Copyright (c) 1999, 2000, 2001 Red Hat, Inc.

sysresources=/etc/X11/Xresources

# merge in defaults
if [ -f "$sysresources" ]; then
    xrdb -merge "$sysresources"
fi

/usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#5477A0"

if [ -z "$RUNNING_UNDER_GDM" ] ; then
  /sbin/pidof -s kdm &> /dev/null && [ $? -eq 0 -a -x /usr/bin/kdmdesktop ] && /usr/bin/kdmdesktop && sleep 1s

  # only set the background if the xsri program is installed
  if [ -x /usr/bin/xsri -a -f /etc/X11/xsrirc ]; then
      /usr/bin/xsri --redhat-login --set
  fi
fi

slvadcjelli42:
Oh! I just looked over all my information (I know I'm rambling but I like to think it's helping me   ;)   ) and it looks like the recent setup just replaced Redhat's startup thing with it's own generic one. Would it be dangerous to "flip" the filenames, so that the .old one becomes the "current" one and the current one the .old one, and see how that works out?

Laukev7:
I guess you could try it... just make sure you keep a copy of the new config file.

Sime is right for the ctrl-alt-backspace, but it only kills the X session, and brings you back to gdm. There's no way to exit gdm, kdm or xdm that I know of (there is in wdm, though). I should have told you this, but you should only use init 3 in a failsafe session to avoid killing your desktop manager.

slvadcjelli42:
thanks again... little late though, i tried something else already. I booted from the install CD's, chose "upgrade" and selected X. that fixed that problem. guess what though? I also chose to add "Window Maker," just for kicks I guess, not realizing that it would become my default! Now I barely have a clue how to do anything ... how do I change my default window manager?? Every time I fix one thing I break 5 more   :rolleyes:

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