On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 08:52, Jeff Wiegley wrote: > The file you probably want is /etc/inittab. > > the lines in my (unstable) setup that control the virtual > terminals are: > > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 > > But notice that only tty1 is started if I am in run level 5. > > I just migrated to Debian myself. Just installing the > x-windows-systems metapackage and kdm caused the kdm > manager to launch and switch to what would be > virtual terminal 7. BUT I AM STILL IN RUN LEVEL 2!! > (I think. at least thats the default run level from > inittab.) > > So what may have happened is that you may be more use > to the RedHat way of doing things and you may have > edited /etc/inittab to fire up at runlevel 5 the way > RedHat gets X going. If you've done this then you > accidentally disabled the other virtual terminals. > > I didn't have to change anything in /etc/inittab. > My basic installation runs at runlevel 2 and > launchs the graphical login manager with the same > results as RedHat's system. > > - Jeff > > On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 22:02, dm wrote: > > Ok quick question, my girlfriend's system after installing a display manager (gdm, > > xdm, or kdm) only starts one virtual terminal. This was awhile ago when she was > > in testing, now she is in unstable, this has been bothering her for a while now, > > and I would like to fix it, what config file do I need to change. > > > > > > > > Thank you in advance, dm. >
Debian unlike redhat doesn't have a different runlevel for graphical login. Debian uses runlevel 2 by default and if xdm/gdm/kdm/... are installed it uses them. If you wan't to change this behaviour the place to look would be /etc/inittab The default is 6 terminals no matter if X login is enabled, so it has either been changed or something else is a problem, can you post the file? Wasn't completely clear, from the message is the only terminal the X login or is there another text terminal. Just in case, you are aware that to switch between X and a regular terminal you need Alt-Ctrl-F<term num> and between regulat terminals Alt-F<term num>. On the lines as appearing above in /etc/inittab make sure that the number 2 appears between the first and second : characters (where marked) for each terminal you want to enable. v 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 And make sure that the default runlevel is actually set to 2 as follows: id:2:initdefault: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
