diff --git a/FAQ/x.sgml b/FAQ/x.sgml
index 9c8ed247e0..6585c12433 100644
--- a/FAQ/x.sgml
+++ b/FAQ/x.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Id: x.sgml,v 1.7 1999-03-24 22:00:13 obrien Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: x.sgml,v 1.8 1999-04-10 00:03:58 dwhite Exp $ -->
 <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
 
   <sect>
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@
       makes it easy to kill xdm if there is a problem starting the X server. 
 
       <p>If loaded from rc.local, <tt/xdm/ should be started without any 
-      arguments (i.e., as a daemon).
+      arguments (i.e., as a daemon).  xdm must start AFTER getty runs, or 
+      else getty and xdm will conflict, locking out the console.  The best 
+      way around this is to have the script sleep 10 seconds or so then
+      launch xdm.
 
       <p>A previous version of the FAQ said to add the
       <tt/vt/ you want X to use to the