I don't know how it's done in the config file but from the command line you can... vtXX use the specified VT number It should be easy to find which config file runes X, it depends on how you start X.
--- pesarif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the info. Your solution works but I remember seeing the "proper" > way of doing it in the /etc/X11 config files (done by some sys admin). It > was called "OpenVT" or something but I can't remember and want to know the > "pure" solution, being a perfectionist :) > > thanks, > pesarif > > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 23:18, Clive Crous wrote: > > I needed something similar, > > it seems (?) that X starts up on the first _free_ vt, > > so what I did was, I edited /etc/initab > > and commented out the mingetty on vt5 (that's where i wanted X) > > and left in 6 thru 7 .. > > I now have x running successfully on 5, and normal text tty logins > > on 1 thru 4 and 6 thru 7 on bootup > > > > > > Clive Crous > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pesarif [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 2:14 PM > > To: > > Subject: [Xpert]Starting X on a particular VT > > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > Does anyone know how to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config AND /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > > (I use both XFree 3.3.6 and XFree 4.x.x) so that I can specify what VT X > > starts up on? > > > > By default, it starts up on number 7 (Mandrake 8.0) but I want it to start > > up > > on number 2. > > > > What I mean by VT is "Virtual Terminal" -- press CTRL+ALT+F2 for VT2 :) > > > > Thanks! > > pesarif > > _______________________________________________ > > Xpert mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert > _______________________________________________ > Xpert mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
