On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Kent West wrote:
> harsha wrote:
> > gave startx -- :1
> > but this is what happens
<...>
> I noticed this a few months ago on my machines also (running Sid). I
> don't know if the startx script/sequence is broken, or if the procedure
> has been changed, but some one a few weeks back mentioned that you can
> get around the problem by adding the vt number you want. For example,
> you'd type:
> startx -- :1 vt8
I missed that, thanks.
> I hope it's just a bug and not a new method; I know it's been filed as a
> bug, but I haven't checked on the status lately.
ditto.
The command line has gone from, e.g.,
startx blackbox -- :1
to
startx /usr/bin/blackbox -- :1 vt6
which means,
to get the same functionality you need to do...
startx `which blackbox` -- :1 `nextfreevt`
...but I don't think there is a "nextfreevt" program available.
- Bruce
