My understanding is that the xterm properly goes before the -- . All args after -- are passed to the X server. I guess I can just read startx, it's a simple script
On Jul 3, 2012, at 2:22 AM, Felix Miata wrote: > On 2012/07/03 01:23 (GMT) Cook, Rich composed: > >> Cook, Rich wrote: > >>> I am trying to run two instances of X.Org X Server 1.10.4 per node of our >>> dual-GPU Red Hat cluster. >>> I do this: >>> /usr/bin/startx /usr/bin/xterm -display :0 -- -nolock -auth >>> /g/g0/rcook/.Xauthority-0 :0 >>> and this: >>> /usr/bin/startx /usr/bin/xterm -display :1 -- -nolock -auth >>> /g/g0/rcook/.Xauthority-1 :1 > >>> And I almost get there -- in fact, it worked once. But mostly the X server >>> starts but I get "invalid MIT-MAGICK-COOKIE" errors which don't show up in >>> the Xorg logfile, so I assume I'm very close, just doing something wrong >>> with xauth. > >>> Can anyone on this list help a poor man out? Thanks > >> Ah hell, now it's just working. How strange. No doubt as soon as I send >> this it will stop working again. >> Never mind! Thanks. > > I frequently add a second X instance on :1 in 1.12.2 and earlier, but start > it thus: > > startx -- :1 > > Could it be the sometimes problem is the order of (/usr/bin/xterm -display) > :1 and --, that -- needs to go first? > -- > "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant > words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ > _______________________________________________ > xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support > Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg > Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > Your subscription address: rc...@llnl.gov -- ✐Richard Cook ✇ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Bldg-453 Rm-4024, Mail Stop L-557 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA ☎ (office) (925) 423-9605 ☎ (fax) (925) 423-6961 --- Information Management & Graphics Grp., Services & Development Div., Integrated Computing & Communications Dept. (opinions expressed herein are mine and not those of LLNL) _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
