[gentoo-amd64] Passing options to X server

[gentoo-amd64] Passing options to X server

[Anand Buddhdev]

Hi fellow Gentoo'ers,

I hope you don't mind me asking questions that might sound somewhat 
trivial to some of you.

I would like to pass the -br option to the X server when it starts, so 
that instead of displaying the default root weave pattern (which 
flickers and gives me a dizzy feeling), I get a solid black background 
in the root window.

Where exactly is the correct place to put this -br option, so that 
whether X is started by xdm, or manually with startx, this option is 
honoured?

Regards,

Anand

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Passing options to X server

[Brett Johnson]

gentoo-wiki.com is a great resouce for these types of questions.

http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Changing_Gray_Startup_Background is what you
are looking for.

 You will have to make multiple changes, as XDM and startx get thier
server settings from differnt location.

Regards,
Brett

Anand Buddhdev wrote:
> Hi fellow Gentoo'ers,
> 
> I hope you don't mind me asking questions that might sound somewhat
> trivial to some of you.
> 
> I would like to pass the -br option to the X server when it starts, so
> that instead of displaying the default root weave pattern (which
> flickers and gives me a dizzy feeling), I get a solid black background
> in the root window.
> 
> Where exactly is the correct place to put this -br option, so that
> whether X is started by xdm, or manually with startx, this option is
> honoured?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Anand
> 
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