Hi, I had this happen to me. The problem is that you have something incorrect in your XF86Config file. You should look in the xdm-errors file mine is in /var/log/xdm-errors. This file will tell you what the error is and tell you what line of the XF86Config file it is in. I hope this helps. Paul McDermott
On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Dennis Young wrote: > Am in the process of getting a new box up & running. Am wondering if > there is a "simple" (relatively so) x manager that I can use. I plan to > be at the clinic 3rd sat this month with the new unit and -hopefully- > some stuff to load onto it. Thanks in advance, Dennis > > On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Jim Smith wrote: > > > In several postings to these lists, I have asked many questions and > > gotten many very good responses. The last major problem with this > > system concerns xdm. I have not been able to get xdm to properly start > > at boot time. Here is where I have gotten to. > > The last 3 lines in my /etc/X11/config file are thus: > > start-xfs > > start-xdm > > xdm-start-server > > my /usr/X11/xdm/Xservers ends with this line: > > :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -verbose -bpp 24 > > (my card supports 24bit) > > I believe these to be correct. > > At boot time, the screen shows the usual scrolling messages, then shows: > > Starting xfs > > Starting /usr/X11/bin/xdm..... > > > > Password: > > > > As soon as the "Password:" prompt appears, the display starts "blinking" > > rapidly as if going into an endless loop. I'm unable to login, change > > VC's or anything but the "3 fingers". Booting then from the Debian > > Rescue disk allows me to go in and rename Xservers to something else and > > restore my backup file to "Xservers". The next bootup is normal and goes > > all the way to the "Password:" prompt where I enter the root password > > and proceed as normal. Question: does the login sequence begin with > > "root" pre-loaded in and can that be changed? It looks like once the > > login sequence is started it won't allow xdm to proceed. Since xdm > > provides its own login widget, thats where I would prefer to do my > > login. I wish to not log in as root unless absolutely necessary. I've > > found that su root in an xterm gives me all the flexibility I need to do > > system maintenance and I'm still really logged in as a user. Please, any > > and all help would be appreciated... > > > > Jim > > -- > > ======================================== > > Debian Linux! Where I REALLY went today! > > Jim Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.oz.net/~jim/ > > > >
