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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Stuart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: 2 Xsessions?, 2 graphics cards? > Resent-Date: 21 Jul 1998 00:02:04 -0000 > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Resent-cc: recipient list not shown: ; > > > Stuart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Fog Lamp, n.: Excessively (often obnoxiously) bright lamps mounted on > the fronts of automobiles; used on dry, clear nights to indicate that > the driver's brain is in a fog. See also "Idiot Lights". > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
