Ben Lau wrote:
Hi all,
I have a USB VGA device which is supprted by
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb. As it is not always be plugged into my
computer(A Debian SID machine). I don't prefer to have a dual-head
monitor ServerLayout in my default xorg.conf. Instead I want to start
another X server manually so that I could keep my current X session
alive.
A seperate Xorg.conf was saved in /etc/X11/xorg.conf-sisusb, and
then the Xorg is executed by the command:
$ sudo Xorg -- -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf-sisusb :1
(The conf file is attached in the email. The session of input device
is missed as I don't want it to use my keyboard in the test)
I could see the X cursor show on the monitor which is connected to
the USB VGA. The X should be running fine, but I lost my current X
in the original monitor. The screen is dark. Unless I press
"Alt+Ctrl+F7" to switch back. Then it will cause the newly started X
be dark. (Should be returned by "Alt+Ctrl+F8")
Seem that they shared the same virtual terminal (is it the right way
to describe the problem?).The "XFree86 Local Multi-User Howto"
suggested a method to solve but require a patched kernel. Any other
way to solve the problem?
Not true. It requires a patched kernel in Sarge, not Etch/Sid.
I wrote a wiki on the process:
http://wiki.debian.org/Multi_Seat_Debian_HOWTO
Hugo
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