----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Lale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Well, I can use <ctrl><alt><F1> 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 annoying. > 2. Sometimes KDE fails to start and I am left with a black screen. When > I run out of patience, <ctrl><alt><del> seems to kick it into action. > 3. I am not sure that the changes I am making are working correctly. > There may be unexpected behaviour (eg while stopping and starting font > servers, desktop menu fonts changed unexpectedly). > 4. The original instance of X is still running <ctrl><alt><F7> and may > be unaffected by the changes until X is restarted. The only way to > restart is to reboot! > > Is there a better way? First, don't bother starting a second X session on from the command line. Either do whatever configuring you need to do right there in your initial X then logout (since you're using Gnome) of that session so it tosses you back to the GDM login screen OR, if you want to do all of your setup/configuring from a command line just log out of X to the GDM login prompt before getting started. Now, when at the GDM login screen use CTRL-ALT-F1 to get to a console. Complete whatever configurations you needed to do then, as root, type '/etc/init.d/gdm restart'. Personally, I usually drop to console then issue an '/etc/init.d/gdm stop' then do any apt-get install/upgrades or config changes -- then issue an '/etc/init.d/gdm start'. Read through the scripts in /etc/init.d. you'll learn all sorts of things about your system. G -- http://www.phorce1.com http://www.buskatiers.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
