On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 03:46:45PM +0200, Kai Grossjohann wrote: > You could start two instances of the X server, each running one > instance of gdm. One would be running on vty7, one on vty8, and you > could switch between them with Ctrl-Alt-F7 and Ctrl-Alt-F8.
I tried that. It didn't work. gdm detected that it was already running and wouldn't atart again. > I don't know how to tweak the gdm setup to start two of them. Here's what did work for me. Somewhere in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf you find a line 0=Standard Replace it by 0=Standard 1=Standard 2=Standard and you'll have three virtual consoles, each with its own gdm login prompt. You'll probably have to restart gdm so it reads the configuration again. Rebooting accomplishes this. -- hendrik > > Kai > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marc Koschewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: xorg + xinerama - but on an on-demand basis > Newsgroups: gmane.linux.debian.user > Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 15:17:56 +0200 > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > Hi folks, > > I've been searching the Net a couple of times for now but I didn't find a > solution to my 'problem'. The thing is I use my mobile at home and at > work. At home I usually only use my laptop monitor only whereas I use a > TFT screen at work. When I start X 'by hand' (without gdm on boot) I may > use the Xinerama layout using the '-layout' parameter. But how can one > achieve that using gdm? gdm just starts the default layout which is the > non-Xinerama one (as a save bet). Does anyone have any hint how to make > gdm 'detect' the laptop has a second monitor attached? Maybe by some > sort of script in my $HOME dir or something? Any hint would be greatly > appreciated. > > Rrgards, > Marc > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
