Re: [gdm-list] Keep X server from graphical boot

[Remco Poelstra <remco beryllium net>]

George wrote:
> There is code in gdm to do soemthing similar.  Instead of "taking over" an X
> server which is not possible, the way this can be solved is starting gdm with
> a specific argument (I can't remember what this was, but gdm --help should
> give some clues :)) which starts an X server and then doesn't do anything
> until instructed.  This way you can have gdm own the X server but delay the
> real gdm startup until after the boot completes.  I don't think this feature
> is used by any distro yet.

Thanks, that looks great. I'll try to see if I can hack my PC to use
that feature and try to get it upstream if I get it working.

Would it be technically possible to use the same X server to support
multiple logins? Which seems to be more like gdm supporting some sort of
 multiple desktops, but then not desktops but login screens ofcourse.

Thanks,

Remco Poelstra