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

Paul Allen Newell pnewell at cs.cmu.edu
Sun Dec 27 08:42:19 UTC 2009


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).

Thanks in advance,
Paul

Thanks,
Paul




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