Re: Is it possible to start X Windows in multiple V/C .

[Ralph Winslow <rjw@rjw.nac.net>]

On 19-Dec-97 David Stern wrote:
>On Fri, 19 Dec 1997 08:24:50 +0300, cs51wcs wrote:
>> I'm wondering is it possible to start X-Windows in multiple virtual consoles
>> and if so how.  Thanks.
>
>Hi Scott,
>
>This worked for me (I tried other ways and this was the only way):
>
>Ctrl-Alt-F2  (from within X, to get to VC2)  ..then login..

This worked fine for me.
>
>startx -- :1  (this starts a new x-server on VC8)

But this didn't:

Fatal server error:

Server already active for display 0:
        If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
        and start again.

When reporting ...
>
>Ctrl-Alt-F7   (to get back to the original X-server on VC7)
>
>**This was mostly a summary of what Ted Harding wrote on Nov. 25 .
>
>-- 
>David Stern
>
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