15 Server Extensions 22
1.16 Where to Draw the Line: Kernel Versus User-Space Drivers 24
2. Starting a Local X Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.1 One Size Doesn??™t Fit All 25
2.2 Virtual Terminals 25
2.3 Starting a Raw X Server Manually 26
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2.4 Using a Display Manager to Start the X Server 27
2.5 Enabling or Disabling the Display Manager at Boot Time 28
2.6 What Started the Display Manager? 30
2.7 Starting Multiple X Servers Using a Display Manager 31
2.8 Starting Additional X Servers on Demand Using
a Display Manager 33
2.9 Starting an X Server with Clients Only When Needed 35
2.10 Switching VTs from the Shell Prompt 36
2.11 Starting X Within X 36
2.12 No Mouse! 37
2.13 Bailing Out: Zapping X 39
2.14 Terminating X Automatically 39
3. Basic X.org Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.1 What Is There to Configure? 40
3.2 Why Only root Can Configure the X Server 40
3.3 Places Your Configuration Could Hide 41
3.4 Let the X Server Configure Itself 43
3.5 The xorg.conf Configuration File 44
3.6 Optional Sections in the xorg.conf Configuration File 49
3.7 Configuring the Pointer Device 51
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