Actually, if someone is starting X via startx instead of a display
manager, it normally means either that the user is trying to test his X
configuration, or that X is only intended to run intermittently, with TTY
mode being the norm. So having X replace the terminal in that
circumstance does not at all strike me as a happy thing,
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On Sun, 22 Nov 2015, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote:
Le 22.11.2015 10:51, Bert Riding a écrit :
On Sun, 22 Nov 2015 00:40:01 +0100, berenger.morel wrote:
Hello.
There is a behavior change I noticed when I switched to Jessie,
which
have always annoyed me but that I never tried to resolve.
The change is that now, when I use startx on TTY1, Xorg replaces the
TTY. I understand that it is not a problem for 99% of users, but I
would like to know how to configure Debian to stay with the old
behavior (aka: start Xorg on TTY 7+).
Do someone have any clue about how to do that?
Thanks.
PS: I am not registed on this list, so please CC me.
I too am not a fan of the new behavior. X now runs on the terminal
from
which it is started, so to run it on tty7 you must run a getty on
tty7
and log in there first. Do this by editing /etc/inittab (if using
init) or /etc/systemd/logind.conf (if using systemd.)
Until the last month or so it was possible to use "startx -- tty24"
to
run X on tty24, accessed by AltGr-F12, for instance. This also no
longer works. I now have tty24 listed as my ReserveVT in logind.conf
so that a getty is run there and I can login and then run startx.
There are undoubtedly other ways (like screen, perhaps) to open the
tty
you prefer.
I see.
But this trick won't prevent the me to be able to see what X11 print on
screen, right? This is the reason I do not like this behavior.
Like, for example, "/home/foo/.xinitrc: numlockx: not found", "failing
to find font foo, falling back to bar", etc. Those messages that people
not using big DEs can wish to access to (again, I know this is not the
majority).
Also, note that there is absolutely nothing about that in Debian
release notes for Jessie. I tried to find something on the web about it
too, but was never able to find anything relevant. I guess I did not
used the good search terms.
