I just upgraded from R5D1 to R5E50. What happened to /etc/init.d/gdm ?? I cannot restart it. There is also no /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default for configuring VNC. My previously working XF86Config-4 no longer work.

I did a and got nothing. What happened?

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Currently running: R5.5, HD5000 x 2, PVR150, Athlon 64 3000+, Chaintech VNF4, 1GB RAM, 2 x 250GB in LVM, MSI NX6200TC -> AA 9A60 -> HDTV

X11vnc appears to be started from fluxbox on my system (E50). Try connecting and use mythtv as the password. Worked for me..

EDIT:

This release appears to have moved to XORG that is why some things will not be in the same place. There will no doubt be some small differences.

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A lot of things have changed in R5E50, we've moved from the XFree86 X Server to the Xorg Server. if you want to restart Xorg from your front end, issue do the following:

root@mythtv:~# ps -ef | grep /usr/bin/X11
root 3403 3402 17 16:18 tty7 00:10:37 /usr/bin/X11/X -dpi 100 -nolisten tcp
root@mythtv:~# man kill
root@mythtv:~# kill -HUP 3403

Your PID number will not likely be 3403, you'll have to use the PID output you get from your ps -ef command in your kill command..

The Ether..

There is no gdm in the E series. fluxbox is started from xinit. If you wish to restart it, you may try:

Wow...I didn't know that. Is xorg more advanced, or is that just the new standard?

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Newer version of Xfree86. Changed names because of a "open source" licensing change be the owners of Xfree86. X.org has the support of the vast majority of the linux community.

What do I need to do to use my old customized XF86Config-4 file? Is it as simple as renaming it to /etc/X11/xorg.conf - or do I need to rip the modelines out of it and do some cutting and pasting?

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Currently running: R5.5, HD5000 x 2, PVR150, Athlon 64 3000+, Chaintech VNF4, 1GB RAM, 2 x 250GB in LVM, MSI NX6200TC -> AA 9A60 -> HDTV

Old fashioned cutting and pasting..

X.org was written to assume you'd be converting from xfree86 at some point, so I would just copy the old config file into /etc/X11/xorg.conf and on the first run of X.org, it should be converted for you. If that doesn't work, you'll need to research the specific xfree86 options that you need and learn the equivalents for x.org.

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If you right click on the desktop and Exit. X will restart. GDM is gone and won't be coming backing. It was going away in R6, but since I started R5E50 from scratch I decided to cut it now.

Is there a simpler way of restarting X with xorg? I have some scripts that execute:

/etc/init.d/gdm restart

I'm looking for the xorg equivalent.

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Currently running: R5.5, HD5000 x 2, PVR150, Athlon 64 3000+, Chaintech VNF4, 1GB RAM, 2 x 250GB in LVM, MSI NX6200TC -> AA 9A60 -> HDTV

As Dale suggests above:

The X server will respawn automatically.

Thanks!..that's what I needed.

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Currently running: R5.5, HD5000 x 2, PVR150, Athlon 64 3000+, Chaintech VNF4, 1GB RAM, 2 x 250GB in LVM, MSI NX6200TC -> AA 9A60 -> HDTV

I'm trying to install the nvidia drivers but It won't let me because I can't stop the Xserver. How do I stop it and prevent it from starting again?