ImmortaL writes: > >Actually your both right because my question can go both ways it doesnt >matter they both are helpful BUT,i tried both ways and they dont work for >example if i enter X and start netscape and then go back to Xterm i cant >enter any commands its locked until i kill netscape,i tried it only with >Xterm i opened two Xterms but the first one didnt work after i opened the
you need to put the application in the background by following the cammand with a &. % netscape & % xterm & >second one.Then tried the Virtual way Ctrl-alt-Fx and when i did that and a >new logon screen came on and then when i went back to X there was no X >there was a shell screen and it showed all the usual commands when X starts >and it was locked.and i cant do anything so i have to kill it.Do you have >to be running XDM for it to work?Or do you have any idea why this wont >work? If you started X from VC 2 for example that is were all the X output messages will go but with the default setup the actual X display will be on VC-7. So do a Ctrl-alt-F7 to get back to X. Brian -- Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
