Hi,

I have two different XF86Config files that I want use at different runlevels.
Whats the easiest way to implement that?

I guess I have to do something about the /etc/inittab?

part of my inittab:

# The default runlevel.
id:2:initdefault:

Im using Debian Sarge

BTW, I am not starting X with startx i saw that there was a flag available to choose config file.

- Johan

the XF86config file wil be used only for runlvel 5 or 4 whichever is GUI or u won't required that file
so u do not require that file for runlevel 2

regards

you could have your XF86Config be a symlink, and have a script for reach runlevel that removes the symlink and makes a new one to the file you want to use.

masand said:

"the XF86config file wil be used only for runlvel 5 or 4 whichever is GUI or u won't required that file
so u do not require that file for runlevel 2"

and I say - that would be true for RedHat or whatever distribution, but NOT for Debian, Debian uses runlevel 2 as GUI (default)

whansard - thanks for your tip i cant believe I did not think of that myself! Simple and powerful thats the way to go!
I have now created a startup script in each runlevel (well at least in 2 and 3) that performs whatever I would like to change e.g. different XF86Config-4, it works great!

Here are the instructions:

1) Copy e.g. cron startupscript to a new file and edit that one, here is an example:

#!/bin/sh

case "$1" in
start) echo -n "Making changes for runlevel nr2"
rm -f /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
ln -s /etc/X11/XF86Config-4_Xinerama /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
echo "."
;;
stop) echo "Not implemented. "
exit 0
;;
restart) echo "Not implemented. "
exit 0
;;
reload|force-reload) echo "Not implemented. "
exit 0
;;
*) echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/rlev2 start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0

2) Make necessary startuplinks to make the script execute before X is started

3) Edit lilo or grub or whatever to contain startupentries for different runlevels

Done!

thanks for correcting me and for the info. on debian

regards