hi, how to stop unwanted gdm program such as sound controller?

[shiyao ma]

Hi, buddy
     I now use Fedora 15 xfce4 spin. What puzzled me is that when the system
boots, I see logs like starting gdm3..Does that mean in this spin, xfce4 is
only a session based on gdm?
what puzzled me more is when I start a virtualmachine in virtualbox, a gdm
system setting of sound controller will appear on my host system. It seems
that the xfce4 sound controller and gdm sound controller clutters.
So, what's the method to use a pure xfce4 or how to settle down the above
problems.

Thanks.

[Kevin Fenzi]

On Wed, 3 Aug 2011 16:05:38 +0800
shiyao ma <i(a)introo.me&gt; wrote:

>  Hi, buddy
>       I now use Fedora 15 xfce4 spin. What puzzled me is that when the
>  system boots, I see logs like starting gdm3..Does that mean in this
>  spin, xfce4 is only a session based on gdm? 
Yes, the Xfce spin uses gdm as a login manager... 

>  what puzzled me more is when I start a virtualmachine in virtualbox,
>  a gdm system setting of sound controller will appear on my host
>  system. It seems that the xfce4 sound controller and gdm sound
>  controller clutters. So, what's the method to use a pure xfce4 or how
>  to settle down the above problems. 
Xfce does not have a login manager itself. You have to use some other
existing one, or login to a text session and use startx or the like. 

I'm not sure what conflict you are running into with sound controllers
there. Is it after you have logged in? where do you see both of them? 
How do they conflict? 

kevin

[shiyao ma]

I have find another example.
In Fedora Xfce4 spin, click Applications Menu ->Preferences->Bluetooth->All
Settings->
As you can see, the All Settings conflicts with xfce4's settings. E.g, if I
set a background in the "All Settings", the background pic will appear when
you log in or log out the system(during other time, the background will be
the background pic set in xfce4 settings)

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Kevin Fenzi <kevin(a)scrye.com&gt; wrote:

>  On Wed, 3 Aug 2011 16:05:38 +0800
>  shiyao ma <i(a)introo.me&gt; wrote:
>
>  > Hi, buddy
>  >      I now use Fedora 15 xfce4 spin. What puzzled me is that when the
>  > system boots, I see logs like starting gdm3..Does that mean in this
>  > spin, xfce4 is only a session based on gdm?
>
>  Yes, the Xfce spin uses gdm as a login manager...
>
>  > what puzzled me more is when I start a virtualmachine in virtualbox,
>  > a gdm system setting of sound controller will appear on my host
>  > system. It seems that the xfce4 sound controller and gdm sound
>  > controller clutters. So, what's the method to use a pure xfce4 or how
>  > to settle down the above problems.
>
>  Xfce does not have a login manager itself. You have to use some other
>  existing one, or login to a text session and use startx or the like.
>
>  I'm not sure what conflict you are running into with sound controllers
>  there. Is it after you have logged in? where do you see both of them?
>  How do they conflict?
>
>  kevin
>
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[Christoph Wickert]

Am Donnerstag, den 04.08.2011, 09:22 +0800 schrieb shiyao ma:
>  I have find another example.
>  In Fedora Xfce4 spin, click Applications Menu
>  ->Preferences->Bluetooth->All Settings->
>  As you can see, the All Settings conflicts with xfce4's settings. E.g,
>  if I set a background in the "All Settings", the background pic will
>  appear when you log in or log out the system(during other time, the
>  background will be the background pic set in xfce4 settings) 
Yes, we are using gnome-bluetooth in the Xfce spin. If you know a better
alternative, please let us know. We are open to suggestions and want to
get rid of GNOME too, but as Xfce lacks a lot of features, it is not
that easy.

Regards,
Christoph

[Miro Hrončok]

Hi,
I have had the same issue, it it now OK, but I cannot remember how. I
think I have done chmod a-x to the GDM mixer command.

I suppose LXDM would be better for Xfce spin.

Miro Hrončok

Jabber: miro(a)hroncok.cz
Telefon: [phone]



2011/8/3 shiyao ma <i(a)introo.me&gt;:
>  Hi, buddy
>       I now use Fedora 15 xfce4 spin. What puzzled me is that when the system
>  boots, I see logs like starting gdm3..Does that mean in this spin, xfce4 is
>  only a session based on gdm?
>  what puzzled me more is when I start a virtualmachine in virtualbox, a gdm
>  system setting of sound controller will appear on my host system. It seems
>  that the xfce4 sound controller and gdm sound controller clutters.
>  So, what's the method to use a pure xfce4 or how to settle down the above
>  problems.
>
>  Thanks.
>
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[Johannes Lips]

There are several issues preventing the switch to lxdm. However you are free
to switch if it's working for you.
btw it would be great to get a more detailed description of this "problem",
if you want to get to a solution.

- Johannes

2011/8/4 Miro Hrončok <miro(a)hroncok.cz&gt;

>  Hi,
>  I have had the same issue, it it now OK, but I cannot remember how. I
>  think I have done chmod a-x to the GDM mixer command.
>
>  I suppose LXDM would be better for Xfce spin.
>
>  Miro Hrončok
>
>  Jabber: miro(a)hroncok.cz
>  Telefon: [phone]
>
>
>
>  2011/8/3 shiyao ma <i(a)introo.me&gt;:
>  > Hi, buddy
>  >      I now use Fedora 15 xfce4 spin. What puzzled me is that when the
>  system
>  > boots, I see logs like starting gdm3..Does that mean in this spin, xfce4
>  is
>  > only a session based on gdm?
>  > what puzzled me more is when I start a virtualmachine in virtualbox, a
>  gdm
>  > system setting of sound controller will appear on my host system. It
>  seems
>  > that the xfce4 sound controller and gdm sound controller clutters.
>  > So, what's the method to use a pure xfce4 or how to settle down the above
>  > problems.
>  >
>  > Thanks.
>  >
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