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 at localhost kdm]$ uname -r
>>> 3.12.8-200.fc19.x86_64
>>> [egreshko at localhost kdm]$ pwd
>>> /etc/kde/kdm
>>> [egreshko at 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.