Starting lightdm in text mode

Tue Mar 8 13:24:53 UTC 2022

likely something with systemd that caused this.  The target type in
systemd can change things and that would be on display.service.  I don't
have much to do with systemd most of the time so forgot some of those
details.

On Tue, 8 Mar 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Hi!
> Can it be something with the  BRLTTY that  might have caused this to happen.
> You might ask on the BRLTTY list.
> /A
>
> > 8 mars 2022 kl. 14:00 skrev Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>:
> >
> > No idea...
> >
> > But related question, I do wonder if there's any text mode only display managers. yes I know you can startx aftr login, but I do like how display managers give you the F1-F6 TTY, something I can't, AFAIK and correct me if I'm wrong, get with startx?
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure if downgrading lightdm would solv ethe issue? If you're on Arch grab the downgrade package from the AUR. It may be available in other distros, I honestly dunno if it is or not, and I orget how oyu downgrade packages in Debian/Ubuntu or Fedora and no clue on Slackware stuff
> >
> >
> > On 3/8/22 11:31, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I use Debian in command mode. Until about a year ago, when I booted  up, lightdm would start in text mode and ask for user and password. It would then start Mate with Orca. I could use the GUI by pressing Alt+F7. Then it suddenly started setting the screen to not-text mode.
> >> To be able to use the machine in my  primary uses I had to disable lightdm. This meant that I couldn't use Mate. I just switched to Windows for a GUI. How can I configure lightdm to not put the screen in grap;hics mode and to again ask for username and password in text mode where brltty can handle them. Then start the GUI in tty7.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> John
> >>
> >
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