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Launchpad entry: usplash-until-desktop
Packages affected: gdm, kdm
Summary
Change the X display manager such that the flip from the usplash VT to the X VT is not performed until the login screen is ready.
Rationale
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Scope
Design
Implementation
Code
Data preservation and migration
Unresolved issues
- X saves the existing mode and uses that when returning to text consoles. If the console is still in a graphical mode when X is started, it will return to a graphical mode when the user presses ctrl+alt+F1. This will prevent the text consoles from working.