[Bug 429616] [NEW] x display manager won't open session on next free vt

[Miguel Branco]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xdm

Since Ibex, opening a  new session will create it on vt9, even if vt8
has been released from usplash activities at kernel boot by
console=ttyX, unless  vt8 is specifically forced (through startx)

So somehow the dm seems just to assume that vt8 is permanently assigned
to usplash or the info is not reset somewhere.

Bug reproduction:

- Boot 9.04 by adding, say, console=tty4 to the kernel boot line to redirect usplash screen messages from vt8 to vt4
- Log in new console session on tty1
- "startx -- :1 vt8" will create new graphical session on vt8
- but "startx -- :1" will create new graphical session on vt9 by "default"

This default behaviour of course happens at "New Session" from inside
the graphical session.

** Affects: xdm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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x display manager won't open session on next free vt
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429616
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