[PLUG] xdm works but startx fails

[Zot O'Connor]

As root, type 
  telinit 3

This will go to non-x login mode.

Then 
  ps ax | grep dm

And see if any display managers are running.

Then try (as user)

  startx > x.log 2>&1

On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 18:01, Randall Hansen wrote:
> Thus spoke Derek Loree <drl at drloree.com>
> ( 18 Aug 2003 15:39:12 -0700 ):
> 
> > How are you "exiting" xdm?
> 
> Hitting CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE until it stops respawning.
> 
> > /etc/init.d/xdm stop
> 
> Your way is better. :)
> 
> > If that works (you will have an xserver on the F8 console) then xdm
> > is trying to respawn, or is not releasing the xserver resources for
> > the F7 console.  It should stop running with the command:
> 
> It doesn't work, but thanks very much for the suggestion.  I removed
> xdm from the startup sequence a week ago to check this very thing, but
> it didn't make any difference.  Then I put it back, since that's the
> only way it'll work.
> 
> r
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