[gentoo-user] a bit off-topic - minimalist Gentoo: X needs a kick to start

[Francisco Ares]

Hi,

I'm trying to build a minimal Gentoo image for an embedded appliance.
Everything - AFAIK - works good, but I need to key in Ctrl-Alt-F5  /
 Ctrl-Alt-F7 a couple of times  (F5 is just an example, just have to switch
off of X and back again), just then X shows up.

I have removed a lot of packages, in special the ones used in development.
GCC is still there, though.

Any ideas?  I know this is hugely vague, but, who knows if someone out
there hasn't gone through this before?

Thanks!
Francisco