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From 9768d9e2783de7e836421d9645070bb1917800dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:27:53 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Save root window to pixmap at _XROOTPMAP_ID

This combined with starting the X server with -nr
will give us a nice fade transition when g-s-d starts
---
 daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c |    9 +++++
 daemon/gdm-slave.c        |   72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 daemon/gdm-slave.h        |    1 +
 3 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c b/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c
index 2cbb568..66d1c77 100644
--- a/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c
+++ b/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c
@@ -863,6 +863,15 @@ setup_server (GdmSimpleSlave *slave)
 {
         /* Set the busy cursor */
         gdm_slave_set_busy_cursor (GDM_SLAVE (slave));
+
+        /* The root window has a background that may be useful
+         * to cross fade or transition from when setting the
+         * login screen background.  We read it here, and stuff
+         * it into the standard _XROOTPMAP_ID root window property,
+         * so gnome-settings-daemon can get at it.
+         */
+        gdm_slave_save_root_windows (GDM_SLAVE (slave));
+
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/daemon/gdm-slave.c b/daemon/gdm-slave.c
index e11e16c..da86f77 100644
--- a/daemon/gdm-slave.c
+++ b/daemon/gdm-slave.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <dbus/dbus-glib-lowlevel.h>
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h> /* for Display */
+#include <X11/Xatom.h> /* for XA_PIXMAP */
 #include <X11/cursorfont.h> /* for watch cursor */
 
 #include "gdm-common.h"
@@ -351,6 +352,77 @@ gdm_slave_run_script (GdmSlave   *slave,
         return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+gdm_slave_save_root_window_of_screen (GdmSlave *slave,
+                                      Atom      id_atom,
+                                      int       screen_number)
+{
+        Window root_window;
+        GC gc;
+        XGCValues values;
+        Pixmap pixmap;
+        int width, height, depth;
+
+        root_window = RootWindow (slave->priv->server_display,
+                                  screen_number);
+
+        width = DisplayWidth (slave->priv->server_display, screen_number);
+        height = DisplayHeight (slave->priv->server_display, screen_number);
+        depth = DefaultDepth (slave->priv->server_display, screen_number);
+        pixmap = XCreatePixmap (slave->priv->server_display,
+                                root_window,
+                                width, height, depth);
+
+        values.function = GXcopy;
+        values.plane_mask = AllPlanes;
+        values.fill_style = FillSolid;
+        values.subwindow_mode = IncludeInferiors;
+
+        gc = XCreateGC (slave->priv->server_display,
+                        root_window,
+                        GCFunction | GCPlaneMask | GCFillStyle | GCSubwindowMode,
+                        &values);
+
+        if (XCopyArea (slave->priv->server_display,
+                       root_window, pixmap, gc, 0, 0,
+                       width, height, 0, 0)) {
+
+                long pixmap_as_long;
+
+                pixmap_as_long = (long) pixmap;
+
+                XChangeProperty (slave->priv->server_display,
+                                 root_window, id_atom, XA_PIXMAP,
+                                 32, PropModeReplace, (guchar *) &pixmap_as_long,
+                                 1);
+
+        }
+
+        XFreeGC (slave->priv->server_display, gc);
+}
+
+void
+gdm_slave_save_root_windows (GdmSlave *slave)
+{
+        int i, number_of_screens;
+        Atom atom;
+
+        number_of_screens = ScreenCount (slave->priv->server_display);
+
+        atom = XInternAtom (slave->priv->server_display,
+                            "_XROOTPMAP_ID", False);
+
+        if (atom == 0) {
+                return;
+        }
+
+        for (i = 0; i < number_of_screens; i++) {
+                gdm_slave_save_root_window_of_screen (slave, atom, i);
+        }
+
+        XSync (slave->priv->server_display, False);
+}
+
 void
 gdm_slave_set_busy_cursor (GdmSlave *slave)
 {
diff --git a/daemon/gdm-slave.h b/daemon/gdm-slave.h
index af28b00..1652457 100644
--- a/daemon/gdm-slave.h
+++ b/daemon/gdm-slave.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ gboolean            gdm_slave_switch_to_user_session (GdmSlave   *slave,
 
 gboolean            gdm_slave_connect_to_x11_display (GdmSlave   *slave);
 void                gdm_slave_set_busy_cursor        (GdmSlave   *slave);
+void                gdm_slave_save_root_windows      (GdmSlave   *slave);
 gboolean            gdm_slave_run_script             (GdmSlave   *slave,
                                                       const char *dir,
                                                       const char *username);
-- 
1.6.5.2


From 2343620d464b93cfa46abddf8af14c7268f17df2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:52:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Enable smooth transition between plymouth and X

This commit checks if plymouth is running, and if so,
turns on the smooth transition between plymouth and X.
---
 daemon/gdm-server.c       |   56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 daemon/gdm-server.h       |    1 +
 daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c |   91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/daemon/gdm-server.c b/daemon/gdm-server.c
index ba10386..3ec21e9 100644
--- a/daemon/gdm-server.c
+++ b/daemon/gdm-server.c
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 
+#include <linux/vt.h>
+
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
@@ -663,6 +666,44 @@ gdm_server_spawn (GdmServer  *server,
         return ret;
 }
 
+static int
+get_active_vt (void)
+{
+        int console_fd;
+        struct vt_stat console_state = { 0 };
+
+        console_fd = open ("/dev/tty0", O_RDONLY | O_NOCTTY);
+
+        if (console_fd < 0) {
+                goto out;
+        }
+
+        if (ioctl (console_fd, VT_GETSTATE, &console_state) < 0) {
+                goto out;
+        }
+
+out:
+        if (console_fd >= 0) {
+                close (console_fd);
+        }
+
+        return console_state.v_active;
+}
+
+static char *
+get_active_vt_as_string (void)
+{
+        int vt;
+
+        vt = get_active_vt ();
+
+        if (vt <= 0) {
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        return g_strdup_printf ("vt%d", vt);
+}
+
 /**
  * gdm_server_start:
  * @disp: Pointer to a GdmDisplay structure
@@ -681,6 +722,21 @@ gdm_server_start (GdmServer *server)
         return res;
 }
 
+gboolean
+gdm_server_start_on_active_vt (GdmServer *server)
+{
+        gboolean res;
+        char *vt;
+
+        g_free (server->priv->command);
+        server->priv->command = g_strdup (X_SERVER " -nr -verbose");
+        vt = get_active_vt_as_string ();
+        res = gdm_server_spawn (server, vt);
+        g_free (vt);
+
+        return res;
+}
+
 static void
 server_died (GdmServer *server)
 {
diff --git a/daemon/gdm-server.h b/daemon/gdm-server.h
index 535a69a..bd6c60a 100644
--- a/daemon/gdm-server.h
+++ b/daemon/gdm-server.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ GType               gdm_server_get_type  (void);
 GdmServer *         gdm_server_new       (const char *display_id,
                                           const char *auth_file);
 gboolean            gdm_server_start     (GdmServer   *server);
+gboolean            gdm_server_start_on_active_vt (GdmServer   *server);
 gboolean            gdm_server_stop      (GdmServer   *server);
 char *              gdm_server_get_display_device (GdmServer *server);
 
diff --git a/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c b/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c
index 66d1c77..4703537 100644
--- a/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c
+++ b/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct GdmSimpleSlavePrivate
 
         guint              start_session_when_ready : 1;
         guint              waiting_to_start_session : 1;
+        guint              plymouth_is_running : 1;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -858,6 +859,72 @@ on_start_session_later (GdmGreeterServer *session,
         slave->priv->start_session_when_ready = FALSE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+plymouth_is_running (void)
+{
+        int      status;
+        gboolean res;
+        GError  *error;
+
+        error = NULL;
+        res = g_spawn_command_line_sync ("/bin/plymouth --ping",
+                                         NULL, NULL, &status, &error);
+        if (! res) {
+                g_debug ("Could not ping plymouth: %s", error->message);
+                g_error_free (error);
+                return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        return WIFEXITED (status) && WEXITSTATUS (status) == 0;
+}
+
+static void
+plymouth_prepare_for_transition (GdmSimpleSlave *slave)
+{
+        gboolean res;
+        GError  *error;
+
+        error = NULL;
+        res = g_spawn_command_line_sync ("/bin/plymouth deactivate",
+                                         NULL, NULL, NULL, &error);
+        if (! res) {
+                g_warning ("Could not deactivate plymouth: %s", error->message);
+                g_error_free (error);
+        }
+}
+
+static void
+plymouth_quit_with_transition (GdmSimpleSlave *slave)
+{
+        gboolean res;
+        GError  *error;
+
+        error = NULL;
+        res = g_spawn_command_line_sync ("/bin/plymouth quit --retain-splash",
+                                         NULL, NULL, NULL, &error);
+        if (! res) {
+                g_warning ("Could not quit plymouth: %s", error->message);
+                g_error_free (error);
+        }
+        slave->priv->plymouth_is_running = FALSE;
+}
+
+static void
+plymouth_quit_without_transition (GdmSimpleSlave *slave)
+{
+        gboolean res;
+        GError  *error;
+
+        error = NULL;
+        res = g_spawn_command_line_sync ("/bin/plymouth quit",
+                                         NULL, NULL, NULL, &error);
+        if (! res) {
+                g_warning ("Could not quit plymouth: %s", error->message);
+                g_error_free (error);
+        }
+        slave->priv->plymouth_is_running = FALSE;
+}
+
 static void
 setup_server (GdmSimpleSlave *slave)
 {
@@ -872,6 +939,10 @@ setup_server (GdmSimpleSlave *slave)
          */
         gdm_slave_save_root_windows (GDM_SLAVE (slave));
 
+        /* Plymouth is waiting for the go-ahead to exit */
+        if (slave->priv->plymouth_is_running) {
+                plymouth_quit_with_transition (slave);
+        }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1063,6 +1134,10 @@ on_server_exited (GdmServer      *server,
         g_debug ("GdmSimpleSlave: server exited with code %d\n", exit_code);
 
         gdm_slave_stopped (GDM_SLAVE (slave));
+
+        if (slave->priv->plymouth_is_running) {
+                plymouth_quit_without_transition (slave);
+        }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1075,6 +1150,10 @@ on_server_died (GdmServer      *server,
                  g_strsignal (signal_number));
 
         gdm_slave_stopped (GDM_SLAVE (slave));
+
+        if (slave->priv->plymouth_is_running) {
+                plymouth_quit_without_transition (slave);
+        }
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -1119,7 +1198,14 @@ gdm_simple_slave_run (GdmSimpleSlave *slave)
                                   G_CALLBACK (on_server_ready),
                                   slave);
 
-                res = gdm_server_start (slave->priv->server);
+                slave->priv->plymouth_is_running = plymouth_is_running ();
+
+                if (slave->priv->plymouth_is_running) {
+                        plymouth_prepare_for_transition (slave);
+                        res = gdm_server_start_on_active_vt (slave->priv->server);
+                } else {
+                        res = gdm_server_start (slave->priv->server);
+                }
                 if (! res) {
                         g_warning (_("Could not start the X "
                                      "server (your graphical environment) "
@@ -1129,6 +1215,9 @@ gdm_simple_slave_run (GdmSimpleSlave *slave)
                                      "In the meantime this display will be "
                                      "disabled.  Please restart GDM when "
                                      "the problem is corrected."));
+                        if (slave->priv->plymouth_is_running) {
+                                plymouth_quit_without_transition (slave);
+                        }
                         exit (1);
                 }
 
-- 
1.6.5.2

diff -up gdm-2.29.92/configure.ac.force-active-vt gdm-2.29.92/configure.ac
--- gdm-2.29.92/configure.ac.force-active-vt	2010-03-08 17:09:47.000000000 -0500
+++ gdm-2.29.92/configure.ac	2010-03-25 19:56:04.160116854 -0400
@@ -1265,6 +1265,23 @@ AC_SUBST(GDM_SCREENSHOT_DIR)
 
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+dnl - Directory to spool events from other processes
+dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(spool-dir,
+            AS_HELP_STRING([--with-spool-dir=<dir>],
+                           [spool directory]))
+
+if ! test -z "$with_spool_dir"; then
+   GDM_SPOOL_DIR=$with_spool_dir
+else
+   GDM_SPOOL_DIR=${localstatedir}/spool/gdm
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(GDM_SPOOL_DIR)
+
+
+dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl - Finish
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff -up gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-display.c.force-active-vt gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-display.c
--- gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-display.c.force-active-vt	2010-03-08 16:53:57.000000000 -0500
+++ gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-display.c	2010-03-25 19:56:04.161124001 -0400
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ struct GdmDisplayPrivate
         gsize                 x11_cookie_size;
         GdmDisplayAccessFile *access_file;
 
-        gboolean              is_local;
+        guint                 is_local : 1;
+        guint                 force_active_vt : 1;
+
         guint                 finish_idle_id;
 
         GdmSlaveProxy        *slave_proxy;
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ enum {
         PROP_X11_COOKIE,
         PROP_X11_AUTHORITY_FILE,
         PROP_IS_LOCAL,
+        PROP_FORCE_ACTIVE_VT,
         PROP_SLAVE_COMMAND,
 };
 
@@ -574,9 +577,10 @@ gdm_display_real_prepare (GdmDisplay *di
         gdm_slave_proxy_set_log_path (display->priv->slave_proxy, log_path);
         g_free (log_path);
 
-        command = g_strdup_printf ("%s --display-id %s",
+        command = g_strdup_printf ("%s --display-id %s %s",
                                    display->priv->slave_command,
-                                   display->priv->id);
+                                   display->priv->id,
+                                   display->priv->force_active_vt? "--force-active-vt" : "");
         gdm_slave_proxy_set_command (display->priv->slave_proxy, command);
         g_free (command);
 
@@ -824,6 +828,13 @@ _gdm_display_set_is_local (GdmDisplay   
 }
 
 static void
+_gdm_display_set_force_active_vt (GdmDisplay     *display,
+                                  gboolean        force_active_vt)
+{
+        display->priv->force_active_vt = force_active_vt;
+}
+
+static void
 _gdm_display_set_slave_command (GdmDisplay     *display,
                                 const char     *command)
 {
@@ -866,6 +877,9 @@ gdm_display_set_property (GObject       
         case PROP_IS_LOCAL:
                 _gdm_display_set_is_local (self, g_value_get_boolean (value));
                 break;
+        case PROP_FORCE_ACTIVE_VT:
+                _gdm_display_set_force_active_vt (self, g_value_get_boolean (value));
+                break;
         case PROP_SLAVE_COMMAND:
                 _gdm_display_set_slave_command (self, g_value_get_string (value));
                 break;
@@ -914,6 +928,9 @@ gdm_display_get_property (GObject       
         case PROP_IS_LOCAL:
                 g_value_set_boolean (value, self->priv->is_local);
                 break;
+        case PROP_FORCE_ACTIVE_VT:
+                g_value_set_boolean (value, self->priv->force_active_vt);
+                break;
         case PROP_SLAVE_COMMAND:
                 g_value_set_string (value, self->priv->slave_command);
                 break;
@@ -1084,6 +1101,13 @@ gdm_display_class_init (GdmDisplayClass 
                                                                NULL,
                                                                TRUE,
                                                                G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+        g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+                                         PROP_FORCE_ACTIVE_VT,
+                                         g_param_spec_boolean ("force-active-vt",
+                                                               NULL,
+                                                               NULL,
+                                                               FALSE,
+                                                               G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
 
         g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
                                          PROP_SLAVE_COMMAND,
diff -up gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c.force-active-vt gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c
--- gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c.force-active-vt	2010-03-25 19:56:04.156102795 -0400
+++ gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.c	2010-03-25 19:58:27.983101340 -0400
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct GdmSimpleSlavePrivate
 
 enum {
         PROP_0,
+        FORCE_ACTIVE_VT
 };
 
 static void     gdm_simple_slave_class_init     (GdmSimpleSlaveClass *klass);
@@ -1198,11 +1199,13 @@ gdm_simple_slave_run (GdmSimpleSlave *sl
         char    *display_name;
         char    *auth_file;
         gboolean display_is_local;
+        gboolean force_active_vt;
 
         g_object_get (slave,
                       "display-is-local", &display_is_local,
                       "display-name", &display_name,
                       "display-x11-authority-file", &auth_file,
+                      "force-active-vt", &force_active_vt,
                       NULL);
 
         /* if this is local display start a server if one doesn't
@@ -1240,7 +1243,10 @@ gdm_simple_slave_run (GdmSimpleSlave *sl
                         plymouth_prepare_for_transition (slave);
                         res = gdm_server_start_on_active_vt (slave->priv->server);
                 } else {
-                        res = gdm_server_start (slave->priv->server);
+                        if (force_active_vt)
+                                res = gdm_server_start_on_active_vt (slave->priv->server);
+                        else
+                                res = gdm_server_start (slave->priv->server);
                 }
                 if (! res) {
                         g_warning (_("Could not start the X "
@@ -1392,12 +1398,14 @@ gdm_simple_slave_finalize (GObject *obje
 }
 
 GdmSlave *
-gdm_simple_slave_new (const char *id)
+gdm_simple_slave_new (const char *id,
+                      gboolean    force_active_vt)
 {
         GObject *object;
 
         object = g_object_new (GDM_TYPE_SIMPLE_SLAVE,
                                "display-id", id,
+                               "force-active-vt", force_active_vt,
                                NULL);
 
         return GDM_SLAVE (object);
diff -up gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.h.force-active-vt gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.h
--- gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.h.force-active-vt	2010-03-08 16:53:57.000000000 -0500
+++ gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-simple-slave.h	2010-03-25 19:56:04.166103788 -0400
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ typedef struct
 } GdmSimpleSlaveClass;
 
 GType               gdm_simple_slave_get_type   (void);
-GdmSlave *          gdm_simple_slave_new        (const char       *id);
+GdmSlave *          gdm_simple_slave_new        (const char       *id,
+                                                 gboolean          force_active_vt);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff -up gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-slave.c.force-active-vt gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-slave.c
--- gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-slave.c.force-active-vt	2010-03-25 19:56:04.153102867 -0400
+++ gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-slave.c	2010-03-25 19:56:04.168101809 -0400
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct GdmSlavePrivate
         char            *display_hostname;
         gboolean         display_is_local;
         gboolean         display_is_parented;
+        gboolean         force_active_vt;
         char            *display_seat_id;
         char            *display_x11_authority_file;
         char            *parent_display_name;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ enum {
         PROP_DISPLAY_NUMBER,
         PROP_DISPLAY_HOSTNAME,
         PROP_DISPLAY_IS_LOCAL,
+        PROP_FORCE_ACTIVE_VT,
         PROP_DISPLAY_SEAT_ID,
         PROP_DISPLAY_X11_AUTHORITY_FILE
 };
@@ -1402,6 +1404,13 @@ _gdm_slave_set_display_is_local (GdmSlav
 }
 
 static void
+_gdm_slave_set_force_active_vt (GdmSlave   *slave,
+                                gboolean    force_active_vt)
+{
+        slave->priv->force_active_vt = force_active_vt;
+}
+
+static void
 gdm_slave_set_property (GObject      *object,
                         guint         prop_id,
                         const GValue *value,
@@ -1433,6 +1442,9 @@ gdm_slave_set_property (GObject      *ob
         case PROP_DISPLAY_IS_LOCAL:
                 _gdm_slave_set_display_is_local (self, g_value_get_boolean (value));
                 break;
+        case PROP_FORCE_ACTIVE_VT:
+                _gdm_slave_set_force_active_vt (self, g_value_get_boolean (value));
+                break;
         default:
                 G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
                 break;
@@ -1471,6 +1483,9 @@ gdm_slave_get_property (GObject    *obje
         case PROP_DISPLAY_IS_LOCAL:
                 g_value_set_boolean (value, self->priv->display_is_local);
                 break;
+        case PROP_FORCE_ACTIVE_VT:
+                g_value_set_boolean (value, self->priv->force_active_vt);
+                break;
         default:
                 G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
                 break;
@@ -1596,6 +1611,14 @@ gdm_slave_class_init (GdmSlaveClass *kla
                                                                TRUE,
                                                                G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
 
+        g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+                                         PROP_FORCE_ACTIVE_VT,
+                                         g_param_spec_boolean ("force-active-vt",
+                                                               "Force Active VT",
+                                                               "Force display to active VT",
+                                                               TRUE,
+                                                               G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+
         signals [STOPPED] =
                 g_signal_new ("stopped",
                               G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class),
diff -up gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-static-display.c.force-active-vt gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-static-display.c
--- gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-static-display.c.force-active-vt	2010-03-08 16:53:57.000000000 -0500
+++ gdm-2.29.92/daemon/gdm-static-display.c	2010-03-25 19:56:04.168101809 -0400
@@ -86,10 +86,27 @@ gdm_static_display_remove_user_authoriza
 }
 
 static gboolean
+triggered_to_force_display_on_active_vt (void)
+{
+        gboolean should_force_display_on_active_vt;
+
+        should_force_display_on_active_vt = g_file_test (GDM_SPOOL_DIR "/force-display-on-active-vt",
+                                                         G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS);
+        g_unlink (GDM_SPOOL_DIR "/force-display-on-active-vt");
+
+        return should_force_display_on_active_vt;
+}
+
+static gboolean
 gdm_static_display_manage (GdmDisplay *display)
 {
         g_return_val_if_fail (GDM_IS_DISPLAY (display), FALSE);
 
+        if (triggered_to_force_display_on_active_vt ()) {
+                g_object_set (display, "force-active-vt", TRUE, NULL);
+        } else {
+                g_object_set (display, "force-active-vt", FALSE, NULL);
+        }
         GDM_DISPLAY_CLASS (gdm_static_display_parent_class)->manage (display);
 
         return TRUE;
diff -up gdm-2.29.92/daemon/Makefile.am.force-active-vt gdm-2.29.92/daemon/Makefile.am
--- gdm-2.29.92/daemon/Makefile.am.force-active-vt	2010-03-08 16:53:57.000000000 -0500
+++ gdm-2.29.92/daemon/Makefile.am	2010-03-25 19:56:04.169102529 -0400
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DLOGDIR=\"$(logdir)\"				\
 	-DSBINDIR=\"$(sbindir)\"			\
 	-DGNOMELOCALEDIR=\""$(datadir)/locale"\"	\
+	-DGDM_SPOOL_DIR=\"$(GDM_SPOOL_DIR)\"  \
 	-DGDM_XAUTH_DIR=\"$(GDM_XAUTH_DIR)\"		\
 	-DGDM_SCREENSHOT_DIR=\"$(GDM_SCREENSHOT_DIR)\"		\
 	-DGDM_CACHE_DIR=\""$(localstatedir)/cache/gdm"\"	\
diff -up gdm-2.29.92/daemon/simple-slave-main.c.force-active-vt gdm-2.29.92/daemon/simple-slave-main.c
--- gdm-2.29.92/daemon/simple-slave-main.c.force-active-vt	2010-03-08 16:53:57.000000000 -0500
+++ gdm-2.29.92/daemon/simple-slave-main.c	2010-03-25 19:56:04.169102529 -0400
@@ -178,9 +178,11 @@ main (int    argc,
         DBusGConnection  *connection;
         GdmSlave         *slave;
         static char      *display_id = NULL;
+        static gboolean   force_active_vt = FALSE;
         GdmSignalHandler *signal_handler;
         static GOptionEntry entries []   = {
                 { "display-id", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &display_id, N_("Display ID"), N_("ID") },
+                { "force-active-vt", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &force_active_vt, N_("Force X to start on active vt"), NULL },
                 { NULL }
         };
 
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ main (int    argc,
         gdm_signal_handler_add (signal_handler, SIGUSR1, signal_cb, NULL);
         gdm_signal_handler_add (signal_handler, SIGUSR2, signal_cb, NULL);
 
-        slave = gdm_simple_slave_new (display_id);
+        slave = gdm_simple_slave_new (display_id, force_active_vt);
         if (slave == NULL) {
                 goto out;
         }
diff -up gdm-2.29.92/data/Makefile.am.force-active-vt gdm-2.29.92/data/Makefile.am
--- gdm-2.29.92/data/Makefile.am.force-active-vt	2010-03-08 16:53:57.000000000 -0500
+++ gdm-2.29.92/data/Makefile.am	2010-03-25 19:56:04.170104437 -0400
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ predir = $(gdmconfdir)/PreSession
 postlogindir = $(gdmconfdir)/PostLogin
 workingdir = $(GDM_WORKING_DIR)
 xauthdir = $(GDM_XAUTH_DIR)
+spooldir = $(GDM_SPOOL_DIR)
 screenshotdir = $(GDM_SCREENSHOT_DIR)
 cachedir = $(localstatedir)/cache/gdm
 
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ uninstall-hook:
 	$(DESTDIR)$(workingdir)/.gconf.mandatory \
 	$(DESTDIR)$(screenshotdir) \
 	$(DESTDIR)$(xauthdir)
+	$(DESTDIR)$(spooldir)
 
 install-data-hook: gdm.conf-custom Xsession Init PostSession PreSession gconf.path
 	if test '!' -d $(DESTDIR)$(gdmconfdir); then \
@@ -228,6 +230,12 @@ install-data-hook: gdm.conf-custom Xsess
 		chown root:gdm $(DESTDIR)$(cachedir) || : ; \
 	fi
 
+	if test '!' -d $(DESTDIR)$(spooldir); then \
+		$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(spooldir); \
+		chmod 775 $(DESTDIR)$(spooldir); \
+		chown root:gdm $(DESTDIR)$(spooldir) || : ; \
+	fi
+
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/gconf.path $(DESTDIR)$(workingdir)/.gconf.path
 	gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:merged:$(DESTDIR)$(workingdir)/.gconf.mandatory --recursive-unset /
 	gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:merged:$(DESTDIR)$(workingdir)/.gconf.mandatory --load $(srcdir)/session-setup.entries