Re: Why does X default to vt7?

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From: Lindsay Allen
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 00:00

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Thanks, guys.  I tried that and got it going after I realised that I had to 
create tty9-12.  I'm away!

Sorry for the delayed answer.  I set up a news thingo here to read news offline (leafnode) but I got into more strife than Ned Kelly.  Now I'm reading this
courtesy of my ISP.

The help was much appreciated.

Lindsay

Robert Brockway (robert@zen.humbug.org.au) wrote:
: Jeremy Laidman (Jeremy.Laidman@cit.act.edu.au) wrote:
: : allen@cleo.murdoch.edu.au wrote:
: : 
: : > On my Debian box X comes up on vt7.  I want to shift it to
: : > vt11 but I cannot find anything to edit to make the change.
: : 
: : I think X uses the first unused vt.  If you start a getty on vt10
: : then X should go on vt11.

: That is true, but you can force the X server to use a particular (unused)
: VC.  Man Xfree86 (from memory) for details.
: Cheers,
: 	-Robert

: --Robert Brockway. email: robert@zen.humbug.org.au (preferred)
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From: allen@cleo.murdoch.edu.au (Lindsay Allen)
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Date: 1996/12/29
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