problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

Paul Allen Newell pnewell at cs.cmu.edu
Mon Dec 28 01:31:51 UTC 2009


Craig White wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 00:42 -0800, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
>   
>> To all:
>>
>> Installed f12 without any problems.
>>
>> Discovered that crtl-alt-backspace was disabled in f12 and how I could 
>> edit my xorg.conf to restore that feature.
>>
>> Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install 
>> system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default 
>> that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, "groovy"
>>
>> Reboot system and it immediately hangs after that cute little Fedora 
>> icon finishes to say that it booted. Just hangs and hangs. To use the 
>> cliché again, "not groovy".
>>
>> I figure I have no choice but to reinstall (what's a few hours between 
>> friends (grumble)) ... but would like to know the proper (which may be 
>> not documented) way to restore "crtl-alt-backspace" to kick the X.
>>
>> I have three computer on a KVM and I often need to kick one of them if 
>> it boots up and the KVM isn't directed at it cause its on one of the 
>> others.. I've never understood why X has to actually connect to the 
>> monitor to be correct, but X is pretty near a black box as far as I am 
>> concerned (sigh).
>>     
> ----
> put into /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> Section "ServerFlags"
>         Option          "DontZap" "false"      
> EndSection                                     
>
> then you can kill X with <Control><Alt><Backspace> as before (after you
> restart X of course.
>
> Craig
>
>
>   
Craig:

The plan originally was to use the DontZap once I proved that using 
system-config-display to create Xorg would work. Never made it far 
enough and, given the posting from Eric and especially Kevin, I think I 
am better off with a reinstall and using the Keyboard Layout.

Thanks for the reply,
Paul




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