* T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20060922 19:37]: > On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:07:29 +0200, Michael Prokop wrote: > > * T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20060922 05:15]:
> >> > Ok, so you mean you want to get a special bootoption which runs > >> > 'grml-x -force -nostart wm-ng' in background during bootup? > >> I think that should be default, if there is no xorg.conf created. > > NACK > Can I know why? > I meant, by default, grml should create xorg.conf if there is no xorg.conf > exists. What would it hurt to do so? grml is (especially) for texttool users and sysadmins. Many of them don't use/start X at all. Running grml-x when booting is a time + memory consuming task. So no reason to run it by default. Of course that's no reason to *not* support it on *request* via a special bootoption, I'll add this option for the future. *If* someone needs X he should become familiar with grml-x and its possibilities. > >> So if I feel like to start X, just type startx, without any pre-req > >> hassles. If I want to further configure my ATI drivers, the default > >> xorg.conf is already there for the "aticonfig"... > > No. You have to specify the window manager you want to use in any case. > To me, creating an xorg.conf has nothing to do with choosing a window > manager. why is this a issue stopping creating xorg.conf? You have to specify the window manager you want to use in any case. Using "grml-x $WINDOWMANAGER" works and people are used to it. If a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf exists already (and maybe an adjusted ~/.xinitrc version, which fits your needs as well) you don't have to use grml-x anymore. So if you need a special xorg.conf variant or always work on the same box consider use of grml's configuration options from the configuration framework (see http://grml.org/config/ - save-config, GRMLCFG,...). If you are using a hd-installation you don't have to care about it at all. :) > > And as soon as a xorg.conf exists you can use startx anyway. > I agree. I think that's the whole point of this discussion. > BTW, I use fluxbox, so choosing another window manager is not an issue to > me. For *you*, but there are other grml users out there. ;) regards, -mika- -- http://grml.org/ # Linux for texttool-users and sysadmins http://wiki.grml.org/ # share your knowledge http://grml.supersized.org/ # the grml development weblog #grml @ irc.freenode.org # meet us on irc
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