Re: Why does X default to vt7?

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From: Robert Brockway
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 00:00

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Lindsay Allen (allen@cleo.murdoch.edu.au) wrote:
: Robert Brockway (robert@zen.humbug.org.au) wrote:

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

That turned out to be Man XFree86.
Try X vt 11 to start it on virtual console 11.
Cheers,
	-Robert

--Robert Brockway. email: robert@zen.humbug.org.au (preferred)
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From: robert@zen.humbug.org.au (Robert Brockway)
Subject: Re: Why does X default to vt7?
Date: 1996/12/31
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