RE: startx -- :1

["Phan, Robert" <rphan@nrgn.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: harsha
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: 7/10/01 3:43 PM
Subject: startx -- :1

hi,
    wanted to start another x session
   
    gave startx -- :1
    but this is what happens

waiting for X server to begin accepting connections .(II) NVIDIA(0):
Setting mode "1024x768"

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Are you using XFree supplied nvidia drivers (module nv) or NVidia
supplied drivers (module nvidia)?

>From experience I can tell you that the nvidia supplied drivers
cause a lot of wierdness when trying to do anything out of the
ordinary, or even in the ordinary (switching to/from text consoles).
They're also very finicky with your chipset.

Also, something to try, if you are using gdm (probably kdm and xdm too)
in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf, there is a commented out line in the [servers]
section that reads:

# this second line starts up :1 on vt8
# 1=/usr/bin/X11/X vt8 -nolisten tcp -dpi 100

Uncomment the second line of that.

Also, try taking out the '-nolisten tcp'.  I'm not sure its related,
but taking that out allows remote X apps to have access to your X
session (man xhost).  Its a slight security risk, but useful.

I hope something of what I said was relevant.  Apologies if not.

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