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Subject: Re: xdm woes
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> pushing aqnd releasing the power button, so the OS shuts down using ACPI). 
> This happens every time. No matter what window manager I use. But it only 
> happens when I use xdm. If I start X with startx, it shuts down cleanly and 
> returns to the tty from which I ran startx.

how you start xdm?

from ttys or manually? strange - anyway