Re: xdm configuration files
Eduardo Gargiulo said: > Hi all. > > I'd removed xdm, updated sources.list and re-installed xdm. The problem > is that 'apt-get install xdm' only install binaries, but not > configuration files. /etc/X11/xdm is empty. How can I force apt to > install configuration files of xdm? I'm running debian/stable. first purge the config files(back them up first if you want) dpkg --purge xdm then install xdm: apt-get install xdm perhaps you manually removed the config files after removing xdm? by default the package system does not remove config files when you remove the package, you need the option purge to remove all traces of the package. nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: xdm configuration files
On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 03:05:47PM -0300, Eduardo Gargiulo wrote: > I'd removed xdm, updated sources.list and re-installed xdm. The problem > is that 'apt-get install xdm' only install binaries, but not > configuration files. /etc/X11/xdm is empty. How can I force apt to > install configuration files of xdm? I'm running debian/stable. Use the --force-confmiss option to dpkg. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: xdm configuration files
On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 03:05:47PM -0300, Eduardo Gargiulo wrote: > Hi all. > > I'd removed xdm, updated sources.list and re-installed xdm. The problem > is that 'apt-get install xdm' only install binaries, but not > configuration files. /etc/X11/xdm is empty. How can I force apt to > install configuration files of xdm? I'm running debian/stable. dpkg --purge xdm and reinstallation should do the trick. J -- Jesus Climent | Unix System Admin | Helsinki, Finland. web: www.hispalinux.es/~data/ | pumuki.hispalinux.es -- Please, encrypt mail sent to me: GnuPG ID: 86946D69 FP: BB64 2339 1CAA 7064 E429 7E18 66FC 1D7F 8694 6D69 -- Registered Linux user #66350 Debian 3.0 & Linux 2.4.20 We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life. --C-3PO (Star Wars) msg07352/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
xdm configuration files
Hi all. I'd removed xdm, updated sources.list and re-installed xdm. The problem is that 'apt-get install xdm' only install binaries, but not configuration files. /etc/X11/xdm is empty. How can I force apt to install configuration files of xdm? I'm running debian/stable. TIA -ejg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XDM Configuration Problems
On Sun, May 07, 2000 at 11:15:07AM +0100, Daniel Burrows wrote: > Hi, > > > I am trying to edit the xdm configuration files so that I don't boot > into a graphical login. It's probably very easy but since this is the > first time doing this I don't want to experiment too much in case I do > serious damage!! As root: $ update-rc.d -f xdm remove $ ln -s /etc/init.d/xdm /etc/rc6.d/K20xdm #need at least one link Whether or not a particular service/daemon runs in a particular runlevel is controlled by the symbolic links from /etc/rc?.d/<[S|K][NN]package> to /etc/init.d/. See /usr/doc/sysvinit/README.runlevels.gz, man update-rc.d. Alternatively, you could just remove xdm (apt-get remove xdm). Remember, you can switch from the X Virtual Terminal to a Console with Ctrl-Alt-F[1..6]. xdm usually runs on VT 7, but others like gdm might be running on VT 8. -- ¶ One·should·only·use·the·ASCII·characterset·when·compos » ing·email·messages.
Re: XDM Configuration Problems
OK, thanks. But do I just rename all the files in that directory or the directory itself? I am very paranoid about damaging my system so I wanna get it right first time. Also, if I use the method suggested won't I get an error message of some kind when I boot-up, saying "xdm not found" or something like that? Regards, Daniel. "Chad A. Adlawan" wrote: > > hello, > > try renaming /etc/init.d/xdm , you wont see xdm the next time you boot > (ubless you invoke xdm) ... if you dont like it, you can always rename it > back to "xdm" :-) > > chad
XDM Configuration Problems
Hi, I am trying to edit the xdm configuration files so that I don't boot into a graphical login. It's probably very easy but since this is the first time doing this I don't want to experiment too much in case I do serious damage!! Regards, Daniel.
Re: xdm configuration
On Jul 29, David R. Kohel wrote: > > The gzips fonts in XFree86 3.3 are also incompatible with AcceleratedX. > I tried gunzip'ping them, then compress'ing them, but still get an > error: font `fixed' not found. Xaccel currently runs by pointing to > the XFree86 3.2 fonts. If anyone has any ideas about the nature of > this fonts error, let me know. > I don't know if this helps, but did you mkfontdir in the font directories? Thank you, Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Marcus Brinkmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: xdm configuration
>>I had an identical experience setting up my 1.3 system: I chose not to >>enable xdm until after I had hand-tested my X config. Then when I tried >>to start it manually, it failed in the manner that you describe. You must run xbase-configure after you modify the config file, reinstalling everything is sure a waste of time :) Mat -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: xdm configuration
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, W Paul Mills writes: >On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, E.L. Meijer (Eric) wrote: > >> > >> > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, writes: >> > ... >> > >Now I try to run xdm and it doesn't start. I have a xdm-start >> > >line in my /etc/X11/config and on boot it reports that it is >> > >starting up xdm. Manually `xdm start` or `xdm` do nothing. >> > >What else do I need to configure? >> > >> > This is my /etc/X11/config: >> > >> > # This file contains configuration flags for the X Window System. >> > # For a description of the meanings of the flags, see >> > # /usr/doc/X11/debian.README >> > >> > run-xconsole >> > obey-nologin >> > allow-user-resources >> > allow-user-modmap >> > allow-user-xsession >> > allow-failsafe >> > start-xdm >> > start-fs >> > no-xdm-start-server > ^^^ > I don't really know, but should this be > xdm-start-server?? xdm-start-server allows your machine to manage X displays on other machines, which is not what is wanted in this particular case. >> > >> > run-xconsole may be the item you are missing? >> >> I don't think so, I have xdm running with run-xconsole commented out. >> That is no problem. If you comment it out you just don't see all those >> error messages in the console window passing by :) Sorry about that, Eric is right of course. and in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Wesley Hart writes: > >I had an identical experience setting up my 1.3 system: I chose not to >enable xdm until after I had hand-tested my X config. Then when I tried >to start it manually, it failed in the manner that you describe. > >After fruitlessly looking at all of the xdm config files I could find, I >ended removing and reinstalling the xbase and xserver-svga packages. A >bit heavy-handed, but it got the job done. > >In retrospect, I _think_ the problem was that the /etc/X11/xdm/Xserver >wasn't configured correctly. I seem to recall seeing a >'debian-not-configured' comment in there before I did the reinstall. >I'm not at my debian system right now, but I'll take a look at this >tonight and see if I can reproduce the problem by tweaking this file. > Yes. When first installed, /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers contains nothing but comments. You need a line like this linda:0.0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 to enable xdm to manage your local display. -- Oliver Elphick[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://lfix.co.uk/oliver Make it idiot-proof, and someone will breed a better idiot. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: xdm configuration
Thanks for the responses. Yes, run-xconsole is unnecessary (I also comment it out), but the xdm-start-server was missing. Note: not no-xdm-start-server (or perhaps this is this an option?) As someone else pointed out, the line :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X needed to be inserted in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers in place of the commented line indicating that debian had not configured X. I had found that one by comparing with my other Debian system, but made the mistake of typing /usr/X11R6/lib/X, which was hard to debug. The gzips fonts in XFree86 3.3 are also incompatible with AcceleratedX. I tried gunzip'ping them, then compress'ing them, but still get an error: font `fixed' not found. Xaccel currently runs by pointing to the XFree86 3.2 fonts. If anyone has any ideas about the nature of this fonts error, let me know. As for the X configuration, the setup scripts should probably be a bit smoother, and more verbose on exiting about how to get back on track after exiting to manually configure an X server. David > > > > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, writes: > > ... > > >Now I try to run xdm and it doesn't start. I have a xdm-start > > >line in my /etc/X11/config and on boot it reports that it is > > >starting up xdm. Manually `xdm start` or `xdm` do nothing. > > >What else do I need to configure? > > > > This is my /etc/X11/config: > > > > # This file contains configuration flags for the X Window System. > > # For a description of the meanings of the flags, see > > # /usr/doc/X11/debian.README > > > > run-xconsole > > obey-nologin > > allow-user-resources > > allow-user-modmap > > allow-user-xsession > > allow-failsafe > > start-xdm > > start-fs > > no-xdm-start-server > > > > run-xconsole may be the item you are missing? > > I don't think so, I have xdm running with run-xconsole commented out. > That is no problem. If you comment it out you just don't see all those > error messages in the console window passing by :) > > Eric > > -- > E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 > Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 > Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax+31 40 2455054 > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: xdm configuration
On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, E.L. Meijer (Eric) wrote: > > > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, writes: > > ... > > >Now I try to run xdm and it doesn't start. I have a xdm-start > > >line in my /etc/X11/config and on boot it reports that it is > > >starting up xdm. Manually `xdm start` or `xdm` do nothing. > > >What else do I need to configure? > > > > This is my /etc/X11/config: > > > > # This file contains configuration flags for the X Window System. > > # For a description of the meanings of the flags, see > > # /usr/doc/X11/debian.README > > > > run-xconsole > > obey-nologin > > allow-user-resources > > allow-user-modmap > > allow-user-xsession > > allow-failsafe > > start-xdm > > start-fs > > no-xdm-start-server ^^^ I don't really know, but should this be xdm-start-server?? > > > > run-xconsole may be the item you are missing? > > I don't think so, I have xdm running with run-xconsole commented out. > That is no problem. If you comment it out you just don't see all those > error messages in the console window passing by :) > > Eric : http://www.sound.net/~wpmills/ -: : W. Paul Mills : Bill, I was there several years ago. : : Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. : Why would I want to go back tomorrow?: : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Where were you! : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Linux: Tomorrow's operating system, : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] :here, today. : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : : compuserve 70023,1750 : #define MY_TRUE_LOVE computer: :-- http://homepage.midusa.net/~wpmills/ -: -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: xdm configuration
And David R. Kohel spake, saying: > I chose not to start xdm at the initial configuration because my > laptop has an unsupported (by XFree86) video card (Neomagic), and > I needed to set up Xinside's (= Xi Graphics now) server. > > Now I try to run xdm and it doesn't start. I have a xdm-start > line in my /etc/X11/config and on boot it reports that it is > starting up xdm. Manually `xdm start` or `xdm` do nothing. > What else do I need to configure? > > David > I had an identical experience setting up my 1.3 system: I chose not to enable xdm until after I had hand-tested my X config. Then when I tried to start it manually, it failed in the manner that you describe. After fruitlessly looking at all of the xdm config files I could find, I ended removing and reinstalling the xbase and xserver-svga packages. A bit heavy-handed, but it got the job done. In retrospect, I _think_ the problem was that the /etc/X11/xdm/Xserver wasn't configured correctly. I seem to recall seeing a 'debian-not-configured' comment in there before I did the reinstall. I'm not at my debian system right now, but I'll take a look at this tonight and see if I can reproduce the problem by tweaking this file. Good Luck! -- Wesley Hart A lot of people say I'm cynical. But then they would say that, wouldn't they? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: xdm configuration
> > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, writes: > ... > >Now I try to run xdm and it doesn't start. I have a xdm-start > >line in my /etc/X11/config and on boot it reports that it is > >starting up xdm. Manually `xdm start` or `xdm` do nothing. > >What else do I need to configure? > > This is my /etc/X11/config: > > # This file contains configuration flags for the X Window System. > # For a description of the meanings of the flags, see > # /usr/doc/X11/debian.README > > run-xconsole > obey-nologin > allow-user-resources > allow-user-modmap > allow-user-xsession > allow-failsafe > start-xdm > start-fs > no-xdm-start-server > > run-xconsole may be the item you are missing? I don't think so, I have xdm running with run-xconsole commented out. That is no problem. If you comment it out you just don't see all those error messages in the console window passing by :) Eric -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax+31 40 2455054 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: xdm configuration
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, writes: ... >Now I try to run xdm and it doesn't start. I have a xdm-start >line in my /etc/X11/config and on boot it reports that it is >starting up xdm. Manually `xdm start` or `xdm` do nothing. >What else do I need to configure? This is my /etc/X11/config: # This file contains configuration flags for the X Window System. # For a description of the meanings of the flags, see # /usr/doc/X11/debian.README run-xconsole obey-nologin allow-user-resources allow-user-modmap allow-user-xsession allow-failsafe start-xdm start-fs no-xdm-start-server run-xconsole may be the item you are missing? -- Oliver Elphick[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://lfix.co.uk/oliver Make it idiot-proof, and someone will breed a better idiot. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
xdm configuration
I chose not to start xdm at the initial configuration because my laptop has an unsupported (by XFree86) video card (Neomagic), and I needed to set up Xinside's (= Xi Graphics now) server. Now I try to run xdm and it doesn't start. I have a xdm-start line in my /etc/X11/config and on boot it reports that it is starting up xdm. Manually `xdm start` or `xdm` do nothing. What else do I need to configure? David -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
