Hi, On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:59:10 -0400 dnlt0hn5ntzhbqkv51 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tweaked .initrc, startx'd and fluxbox was great......... except....when > entering passwords (e.g. su; gpg), I'd frequently have to reenter 5-8 > times. > > Out of desparation, I emerged gdm (without xdm startup) and BANG - > password problem cured! > > Please explain why this happened!? How does GDM affect fluxbox which is > invoked by startx/.initrc?? Keyboard/modmap settings that you don't do manually in your .xinitrc? Other than that, I see little chances that any X stuff could break a console app like "su". You could try strace'ing the "su"... -hwh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
