Re: How do I select which monitor kdm will display login on?

[Robin Laing]

On 2014-03-09 22:51, Ed Greshko wrote:
>  On 03/10/14 12:45, jdow wrote:
> > On 2014/03/09 21:29, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >> On 03/10/14 12:14, Robin Laing wrote:
> >>> On 2014-03-09 06:00, Dave Ulrick wrote:
> >>>> On Sun, 9 Mar 2014, Robin Laing wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I have a dual monitor, well, one monitor and one projector that I
> have
> >>>>> configured for presentations.  System is using F20.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Presently when I start the computer, kdm's login prompt is on
> the
> >>>>> projector  instead of the monitor.  There are no settings in the
> >>>>> system settings configuration to select the monitor.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The monitor order is selected for ease of use while doing the
> >>>>> presentations.  When dragging applications to the presentation, you
> >>>>> drag towards the projector screen.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Even with the projector powered off, the kdm screen is on the
> projector.
> >>>>
> >>>> Have you tried 'GreeterScreen' in /etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc? When I was
> using a
> >>>> dual screen arrangement with the 'first' screen being a HDTV in
> a
> >>>> separate room, I used 'GreeterScreen=-1' to force the KDM login
> prompt
> >>>> to the PC monitor. I suggest playing around with GreeterScreen values
> >>>> such as -1, 0, and 1 until you find the right one.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dave
> >>>
> >>> The kdmrc doesn't have a GreeterScreen in it.   I found the position
> option and tried to change different options with no success.
> >>
> >> That is odd.....
> >>
> >> [egreshko@localhost kdm]$ uname -r
> >> 3.12.8-200.fc19.x86_64
> >> [egreshko@localhost kdm]$ pwd
> >> /etc/kde/kdm
> >> [egreshko@localhost kdm]$ grep GreeterScr kdmrc
> >> #GreeterScreen=-1
> >
> > Ed, doesn't that look like the parameter is commented out to you? It does to
> > me. Remove the hash symbol from in front of the GreeterScreen line.
> >
>
>  The OP said it wasn't in there in F19.  This is quite different from being in there
> but commented out.  :-)
>
>  Besides, if you look at other posts by me in this thread you'd notice that I've
> used it and verified that it works as advertised.  :-)
>
>  
In F20, it works as advertised.  I finally had a chance to get to the 
system and test it.  The original statement had a "-1" in the 
GreeterScreen statement.  I had to change it to "1" to work.

Now I can boot the system and login without the projector on.  Works as 
expected.

Thank you to all that commented.