--- a/rc    Wed Jan 26 18:46:15 2011 +0100
+++ b/rc    Wed Jan 26 18:48:15 2011 +0100
@@ -847,8 +847,8 @@
 fi
 
 # Alternatively, on some architectures, xdm may be started in /etc/ttys.
-if [ X"${xdm_flags}" != X"NO" -a -x /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm ]; then
-    echo 'starting xdm...';        /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm ${xdm_flags}
-fi
+#if [ X"${xdm_flags}" != X"NO" -a -x /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm ]; then
+#    echo 'starting xdm...';        /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm ${xdm_flags}
+#fi
 
 exit 0

--- a/rc.local    Wed Jan 26 18:49:31 2011 +0100
+++ b/rc.local    Wed Jan 26 18:50:05 2011 +0100
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 # Add your local startup actions here.
 
+if [ -x /usr/local/sbin/gdm ]; then
+        echo -n ' gdm'; (sleep 5; /usr/local/sbin/gdm)&
+fi
 
 echo '.'