I posted this problem several days ago, and I've had no response. Does this mean that nobody has any ideas what might be going on? Any ideas on this would be welcome. I know it's not critical, but it *is* annoying. Thanks. > I'm running RedHat 4.2 (kernel doesn't affect the problem) XFree86 3.3 > with xdm and fvwm2 (not fvwm95). The graphical login screen has a > window open labeled "Console log for <machine>". When I log in, this > window (now decorated) appears on my screen, but I never see any > console messages on it. I never see console messages on any of my > other virtual consoles (1 through 6) either. However, I can look at > the console log using dmesg and messages appear there. > > Recently, my Xserver died and xdm failed to restart it for some > reason. It turns out that the console messages are appearing as text > on virtual console 7! > > This has been going on ever since I started using xdm. There's > nothing in any fvwmrc that I can see that's relevant. In > /etc/X11/xdm, there are the following references, none of which have > been changed from the original installation: > > GiveConsole: chown $USER /dev/console > > TakeConsole: chmod 622 /dev/console > TakeConsole: chown root /dev/console > > Xresources: XConsole.text.geometry: 480x130 > Xresources: XConsole.verbose: true > Xresources: XConsole*iconic: true > Xresources: XConsole*font: fixed > > Xsetup_0: /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole -geometry 480x130-0-0 -daemon -notify > -verbose -fn fixed -exitOnFail > > xdm-config: DisplayManager._0.startup: /etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole > xdm-config: DisplayManager._0.reset: /etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole > > When I'm logged in, my console is listed as: > > crw--w--w- 2 mjs root 4, 0 Mar 1 19:02 /dev/console > > Xdm is started using the RedHat Runlevel-5 method. The relevant > entries in /etc/inittab are: > > id:5:initdefault: > x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/X11/xdm -nodaemon > > Does anyone recognize a problem with this configuration that would > cause the problem behavior? > > Thanks in advance for any assistance. > > Matthew Saltzman > Clemson University Math Sciences > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.math.clemson.edu/faculty/Saltzman -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
