Re: 2 Xsessions?, 2 graphics cards?
Stuart Marshall <marshall@sioux.llnl.gov> writes:
> Is there some way to run more than one X session on my debian PC?
>
> Ideally I would do something like run an 8-bit depth xdm session
> that logged me into a remote sun computer and a second X session
> that is 16-bit depth that is my local session. If it requires a
> second video card it is no problem. I would then be able to switch
> between the two sessions via ALT-F7, ALT-F8 or something.
If you have enough RAM you can do this:
Go to a text mode console, if in X use CTL-ALT-Fn to do that. Fn is
F6 on my system.
Start a second X-server with
startx -- :1 -pbb 8
The ``--'' is important, it separates client and server options.
You can then switch between the two X-servers with CTL-ALT-Fn. Fn is
F2 and F3 on my system.
This method is probably the most practical if you need to run X-apps
with different color depth simultaneously.
By creatively editing your startup scripts, you can set up entirely
different and customized environments for the two X-servers.
See also:
man X
No need for a second video card.
However, if you can afford it, you could have two video cards and two
monitors and start up different servers for the two cards and monitors.
Cheers
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