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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: doing a screed dump of KDM
From:       Dave Leigh <dave.leigh () cratchit ! org>
Date:       2001-09-07 1:51:20
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On Thursday 06 September 2001 12:57, Martin Fahrendorf wrote:

> try Xnest :2 -query localhost or Xnest :2 -broadcast and you possibly
> see the loginbox of your kdm. Possibly you don't, then you have to
> change the X-Server settings for kdm. It has to start with running on
> TCP port and some distros (like RH) don't start the TCP port by
> default. You possibly have to change someting in the
> /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers file to ':0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -deferglyphs
> 16 -dpi 100' or similar. At least it does work for me.
>
> Martin

Danke, Martin, that worked fine. Now for the big question... why is it that 
neither the -broadcast nor the -query option is described in the man file? 
(just thinking out loud).

Dave

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