Re: 2 Xsessions?, 2 graphics cards?
Hi...
Um, but if you can see both X displays at the same time how do you switch
the keyboard to one of them?
Alex
On 21 Jul 1998, Manfred Bartz wrote:
> Date: 21 Jul 1998 10:00:35 +1000
> From: Manfred Bartz <MBartz@werple.net.au>
> To: Stuart Marshall <marshall@sioux.llnl.gov>
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: 2 Xsessions?, 2 graphics cards?
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> 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
> --
> Manfred
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