[gentoo-user] xdm and gdm login windows are different - how can I specify which to use

2005-04-17 Thread Richard Watson
Probably an obvious question but for the life of me I can't figure out how to make xdm show the gdm login window at boot. To explain when I set rc-update add xdm default the login window is different to the one shown when I run gdm at the commandline. I prefer the gdm login window. My wife is

Re: [gentoo-user] xdm and gdm login windows are different - how can I specify which to use

2005-04-17 Thread Nick Rout
read the fine manual and look in /etc/rc.conf, it is all explained. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:25:01 +1000 Richard Watson wrote: Probably an obvious question but for the life of me I can't figure out how to make xdm show the gdm login window at boot. To explain when I set rc-update add xdm

Re: [gentoo-user] xdm and gdm login windows are different - how can I specify which to use

2005-04-17 Thread Mark Knecht
Set /etc/rc.conf so that DISPLAYMANAGER=gdm. then the xdm at default will actually start gdm. - Mark On 4/17/05, Richard Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably an obvious question but for the life of me I can't figure out how to make xdm show the gdm login window at boot. To explain when

Re: [gentoo-user] xdm and gdm login windows are different - how can I specify which to use

2005-04-17 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:31:43 +1200 Jamie Dobbs wrote: Try rc-update del xdm default rc-update add gdm default This will change your logon manager to gdm BZZZT wrong! Change DISPLAYMANAGER= in /etc/rc.conf There is no /etc/init.d/gdm (or kdm) script in gentoo. Richard Watson wrote: