Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg uses vt8 instead of vt7 after logging out of gnome

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Yiannis <yiannis@tolises.homeunix.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:35:49 -0500
> Lance Lassetter <lance@hometeal.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 2009-08-24 at 05:32 +0300, Yiannis wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I have noticed this strange behavior on my gentoo box. After logging
> > > out of gnome, gdm and the subsequent gnome session use vt8 instead
> > > of vt7(which was used till that time). All following sessions
> > > continue using vt8.
> > > Has anybody else noticed such behavior?
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > > Yiannis
> > > 
> > Yep.  vt7 to login then switched to vt8 after logging in.  So if you
> > ctrl+alt+f1 you get console tty1 and if at the gdm screen you're still
> > at vt7.  If you log in then instead of ctrl+alt+vt7 to get back into
> > gnome you ctrl+alt+vt8.
> > 
> > Dunno why :)  Used to be standard vt7 and vt8 was used for launching
> > another session of X.
> > 
> > Lance
> > 
> 
> Appending:
> 0=Standard vt7
> in /etc/X11/gdm/custom.conf did the trick.
> 
> Should have googled better
> 

I have a similar problem -- with more recent versions of gdm, gdm tries
to take ovver vt7 even though it is in use by a login prompt -- I
actually have 11 virtual consoles active.  I wonder if this solution
would prevent this behavior?

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