Re: Restarting X (was: Monitor vertical refresh rate setting in X.)

2010-11-24 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mi, 24 nov 10, 11:11:56, Camaleón wrote: > > So... there must be an "agnostic way" that works in almost any setup/ > configuration to tell the user to restart X (besides restarting :-P). AFAICT choosing to "exit"[1][2] from the graphical environment (WM/DE[3]) should work in any configuration

Restarting X (was: Monitor vertical refresh rate setting in X.)

2010-11-24 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:07:37 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Mi, 24 nov 10, 10:24:30, Simon Hollenbach wrote: >> >> > After that, restart the X server (I never remember how does one >> > restarts X server in Debian, but jumping to tty, falling into "init >> > 1" and then running "startx" should

Re: Restarting X

2010-06-17 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 02:35:00PM -0400, H.S. wrote: > On 17/06/10 01:22 PM, Camaleón wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:53:49 +0100, James Allsopp wrote: > > > >> When I'm testing things with X I l want to be able to log via SSH and > >> restart X, how can I do that in a console? I'm using Gnome.

Re: Restarting X

2010-06-17 Thread H.S.
On 17/06/10 01:22 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:53:49 +0100, James Allsopp wrote: > >> When I'm testing things with X I l want to be able to log via SSH and >> restart X, how can I do that in a console? I'm using Gnome. > > "/etc/init.d/gdm restart"? :-? Correct. This is what I a

Re: Restarting X

2010-06-17 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:53:49 +0100, James Allsopp wrote: > When I'm testing things with X I l want to be able to log via SSH and > restart X, how can I do that in a console? I'm using Gnome. "/etc/init.d/gdm restart"? :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ..

Restarting X

2010-06-17 Thread James Allsopp
Hi, When I'm testing things with X I l want to be able to log via SSH and restart X, how can I do that in a console? I'm using Gnome. Thanks! James

Re: restarting X fails and generates kernel panic on halt (was Re: Magic SysRq reboot (was Re: switching to proprietary ati radeon driver))

2009-08-18 Thread thveillon.debian
Liviu Andronic a écrit : > Hello, > > On 8/18/09, thveillon.debian wrote: >> I recently bought a HP 6730s with a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430 graphic >> chip. I run Squeeze/Sid AMD64 just like you, and with 2.6.26* kernel and >> the associated fglrx I ran into all kind of troubles: impossibilit

Re: restarting X fails and generates kernel panic on halt (was Re: Magic SysRq reboot (was Re: switching to proprietary ati radeon driver))

2009-08-18 Thread Liviu Andronic
Hello, On 8/18/09, thveillon.debian wrote: > I recently bought a HP 6730s with a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430 graphic > chip. I run Squeeze/Sid AMD64 just like you, and with 2.6.26* kernel and > the associated fglrx I ran into all kind of troubles: impossibility to > switch between virtual con

Re: restarting X fails and generates kernel panic on halt (was Re: Magic SysRq reboot (was Re: switching to proprietary ati radeon driver))

2009-08-18 Thread thveillon.debian
uld prefer to avoid using it for months. > > 2. Restarting X, such as when I log off Xfce and gdm restarts, will > fail. This is almost certainly caused by the fglrx driver/setup, to > which I switched these days. I also believe that this failure causes > the kernel panic on shutdowns/re

restarting X fails and generates kernel panic on halt (was Re: Magic SysRq reboot (was Re: switching to proprietary ati radeon driver))

2009-08-18 Thread Liviu Andronic
older discussion on Gentoo ML, it was suggested that the SysRq procedure was normally designed for emergency situations only, and not for regular usage. Currently my laptop would qualify for SysRq shutdowns/reboots, but I would prefer to avoid using it for months. 2. Restarting X, such as when I log of

Re: Restarting X from command line

2008-06-23 Thread Lee Glidewell
On Monday 23 June 2008 02:40:22 pm Andrea Ganduglia wrote: > Hi. How can I restarting X from command line? I do not use login > manager, then /etc/init.d/gdm restart cannot work. I use startx after > autologin (inittab) [startx is in .bashrc] > > Thanks! > > -- > Op

Re: Restarting X from command line

2008-06-23 Thread Eugene V. Lyubimkin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrea Ganduglia wrote: > Hi. How can I restarting X from command line? I do not use login > manager, then /etc/init.d/gdm restart cannot work. I use startx after > autologin (inittab) [startx is in .bashrc] > > Thanks! > &q

Restarting X from command line

2008-06-23 Thread Andrea Ganduglia
Hi. How can I restarting X from command line? I do not use login manager, then /etc/init.d/gdm restart cannot work. I use startx after autologin (inittab) [startx is in .bashrc] Thanks! -- Openclose.it - Idee per il software libero Openclose.it - Some ideas about free software http

switch from Twinview to regular without restarting X?

2006-03-30 Thread Rick Reynolds
ld be to switch TwinViewOrientation between RightOf (for dual screens) to Clone. Is there any way to do this without stopping and restarting X? If I have to stop and restart X (and restart all my apps at that point) there really isn't much advantage over just powering down and back up

Re: Restarting X

2004-06-15 Thread Adam Aube
Michael B Allen wrote: > What is the cleanest way to restart X? In RH 7.3 I can just to init3, wait > a second, and do init 5. Is there an equivalent method with Debian? I generally use "Ctrl-Alt-Backspace". Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe".

Re: Restarting X

2004-06-15 Thread eCLE
/etc/init.d/gdm restart On Tue, 2004-06-15 at 21:55, Michael B Allen wrote: > What is the cleanest way to restart X? In RH 7.3 I can just to init3, wait > a second, and do init 5. Is there an equivalent method with Debian? > > Thanks, > Mike > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

Restarting X

2004-06-15 Thread Michael B Allen
What is the cleanest way to restart X? In RH 7.3 I can just to init3, wait a second, and do init 5. Is there an equivalent method with Debian? Thanks, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Restarting X after graphical login

2002-11-10 Thread Shyamal Prasad
"Chris" == Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Does control-alt-backspace to kill X not eventually work? (It >> usually takes >> me two times here.) Chris> It returns me to the graphical login screen. Not sure if Chris> this is really a retstart of X. It should be

Re: Restarting X after graphical login

2002-11-10 Thread Chris Lale
Joshua Lee wrote: On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 11:34:52AM +, Chris Lale wrote: I installed Woody 3.0 from official CDs and it gave me a graphical login (gdm). I prefer it to the command line login, but it means that configuration requiring restarting X presents problems. Often, a reboot is

Re: Restarting X after graphical login

2002-11-09 Thread Joshua Lee
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 11:34:52AM +, Chris Lale wrote: > I installed Woody 3.0 from official CDs and it gave me a graphical login > (gdm). I prefer it to the command line login, but it means that > configuration requiring restarting X presents problems. Often, a reboot > is t

Re: Restarting X after graphical login

2002-11-09 Thread Bob Proulx
Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-09 11:34:52 +]: > I installed Woody 3.0 from official CDs and it gave me a graphical login > (gdm). I prefer it to the command line login, but it means that > configuration requiring restarting X presents problems. Often, a reboot >

Re: Restarting X after graphical login

2002-11-09 Thread Gerald Livingston
- Original Message - From: "Chris Lale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Well, I can use to run a different terminal session, > login and start a new instance of X with 'startx -- :1'. There are some > problems here: > > 1. X run the KDE desktop (not Gnome). This is not really a problem, but > it is

Re: Restarting X after graphical login

2002-11-09 Thread Olivier Esser
On Saturday 09 November 2002 13:06, Richard Hector wrote: > On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 00:34, Chris Lale wrote: > > I installed Woody 3.0 from official CDs and it gave me a graphical login > > (gdm). I prefer it to the command line login, but it means that > > configuration r

Re: Restarting X after graphical login

2002-11-09 Thread Richard Hector
On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 00:34, Chris Lale wrote: > I installed Woody 3.0 from official CDs and it gave me a graphical login > (gdm). I prefer it to the command line login, but it means that > configuration requiring restarting X presents problems. Often, a reboot > is the o

Restarting X after graphical login

2002-11-09 Thread Chris Lale
I installed Woody 3.0 from official CDs and it gave me a graphical login (gdm). I prefer it to the command line login, but it means that configuration requiring restarting X presents problems. Often, a reboot is the only sure way. In another thread, Joshua Lee wrote: No need to reboot, this is

Re: Restart fontserver in XF86v4 w/o restarting X?

2001-08-29 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 11:24:52AM -0700, Tim Moss ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Karsten M. Self wrote: > > See subject. > > > > There's an AbiWord bug which apparently requires adding the AbiWord font > > directory to the XF86Config-4 file. Wondering if there's any way to > > extend/expand the fo

Re: Restart fontserver in XF86v4 w/o restarting X?

2001-08-29 Thread Tim Moss
Karsten M. Self wrote: See subject. There's an AbiWord bug which apparently requires adding the AbiWord font directory to the XF86Config-4 file. Wondering if there's any way to extend/expand the font path without having to exit and restart X. I'll muddle with xset a bit. You can change th

Re: Restart fontserver in XF86v4 w/o restarting X?

2001-08-29 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 08:24:45AM -0500, ^chewie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 02:36:23AM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > There's an AbiWord bug which apparently requires adding the AbiWord font > > directory to the XF86Config-4 file. Wondering if there's any way to > > e

Re: Restart fontserver in XF86v4 w/o restarting X?

2001-08-29 Thread ^chewie
On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 02:36:23AM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > There's an AbiWord bug which apparently requires adding the AbiWord font > directory to the XF86Config-4 file. Wondering if there's any way to > extend/expand the font path without having to exit and restart X. > > I'll muddle wit

Restart fontserver in XF86v4 w/o restarting X?

2001-08-29 Thread Karsten M. Self
See subject. There's an AbiWord bug which apparently requires adding the AbiWord font directory to the XF86Config-4 file. Wondering if there's any way to extend/expand the font path without having to exit and restart X. I'll muddle with xset a bit. -- Karsten M. Self http://kmself.ho

Re: restarting X w/o reboot

1996-12-05 Thread Richard . Dansereau
> > > Over the past couple of days I've been playing with my XF86Config file, > and having to reboot each time to see the results really sucks. I'm > positive there is a better way but a check to the xdm man page reveals > nothing. > > Can I just kill xdm and restart it w/o reboot? > > Is ther

Re: restarting X w/o reboot

1996-12-05 Thread Bernd Eckenfels
Hi, > Over the past couple of days I've been playing with my XF86Config file, > and having to reboot each time to see the results really sucks. I'm > positive there is a better way but a check to the xdm man page reveals > nothing. You can end the Server by pressing ctrl+alt+backspace. (if you a

restarting X w/o reboot

1996-12-05 Thread Gavin Koch
Chris R. Martin writes: > Can I just kill xdm and restart it w/o reboot? > > Is there a keystroke to restart xdm (and re-read the XF86Config file) ? Turn off xdm while doing this kind of tweeking, instead use startx to start the server. Once it's working the way you want, reinable xdm.

restarting X w/o reboot

1996-12-05 Thread Chris R. Martin
Over the past couple of days I've been playing with my XF86Config file, and having to reboot each time to see the results really sucks. I'm positive there is a better way but a check to the xdm man page reveals nothing. Can I just kill xdm and restart it w/o reboot? Is there a keystroke to rest

Re: restarting X w/o reboot

1996-12-05 Thread mike
On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, Chris R. Martin wrote: > > Over the past couple of days I've been playing with my XF86Config file, > and having to reboot each time to see the results really sucks. I'm > positive there is a better way but a check to the xdm man page reveals > nothing. > > Can I just kill xd