On Tue, 2007-04-24 at 21:55 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Simon Slater wrote: > > Thanks Scott. > > So if I were to go the KDE option, default gui begins at (ctr+alt)F7 > > access key position with the next session accessed with F8. For > > additional sessions does access continue to F12? Can I set it to begin > > at F1? > > > > Simon > > > If you edit /etc/inittab, you can change the number of VT's that are > set up for CLI logins. Look for the section: > # Run gettys in standard runlevels > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 > 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2 > 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3 > 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4 > 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5 > 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6 > > Personally, I would leave VT1 as a CLI login, but change the rest so > that they do not run in run level 5. Something like: > > # Run gettys in standard runlevels > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 > 2:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2 > 3:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3 > 4:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4 > 5:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5 > 6:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6 > > This will put the first GUI login on VT2, the second on VT3, and so > forth when stating at run level 5. (Ctrl-Alt-F2 through F12.) Please > keep in mind that this is only changing the number of CLI logins in > run level 5, and that the changes in xdm, kdm, or gdm are what > control the GUI logins. But because X normally grabs the first free > VT, this will free up all except VT1.It can be handy to have one CLI > login available at run level 5, especially if you need to change > video modes as part of suspend/resume, or if you need to fix X. > > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! > Thanks Mikkel, That sound that's all I need until FC7 comes out. Just one thing, I'm not completely up to speed with all the abbreviations and jargon on mailing lists, CLI stands for ... Regards Simon
