From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 14 23:21:22 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA00776 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 14 Dec 1995 23:21:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id XAA00763 for ; Thu, 14 Dec 1995 23:21:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id RAA00135; Sat, 16 Dec 1995 17:48:19 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199512160718.RAA00135@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Summary: Re: can I run XFree86 on FreeBSD 2.0.5 from a mounted To: smp@csn.net (Steve Passe) Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 17:48:19 +1030 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, questions@freefall.freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199512150709.AAA25657@clem.systemsix.com> from "Steve Passe" at Dec 15, 95 00:09:20 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Steve Passe stands accused of saying: > > > describe, xdm is highly desirable (for one it reduces login time and > > monitor stress). > > could you explain this in a little more detail? Sure; login time is reduced because the X server is already running (you also get the 'green' DPMS screensave functionality if your hardware supports it). Monitor stress is reduced due to less (or in most cases no) mode switching - depending on the monitor, mode switching can be a very stressful exercise. The xdm 'chooser' functionality is also very useful for a cluster of Xterminals that may connect to one or more hosts. > Steve Passe | powered by -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 041-122-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "Who does BSD?" "We do Chucky, we do." [[