Hi all, i remember there was a time when clicking ctrl-alt-F8 i could get a second kdm, i.e. a second grafical login, i.e. a second X-session i think. I have a R51 thinkpad and suse 9.2, and if i click alt-ctrl-f8 i just get a black screen. ctrl-alt-f[1-6] works well, and return a new init3-like console login. ctrl-alt-f7 is able to make me return to my init5-like session. Maybe this is the default suse behaivour? Can i change it? tia L.Cerini
use : KDE Start Menu-> Start New Session -or- go to text (user) mode and do: startx --:1 then do ctrl+alt+F8 - and you have your second session. I'm not sure how to configure that at boot time.
Be careful though - if you are using ATI prop. driver, it will kill the system when you close one of the sessions. They have this bug for many years. -- -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap.
On Monday 23 October 2006 18:08, Sunny wrote:
Be careful though - if you are using ATI prop. driver, it will kill the system when you close one of the sessions. They have this bug for many years.
i'm using an ATI proprietary driver and haven't had this problem. i continually use 2 X sessions and often close the second one down without it affecting my first session. i'm currently using this driver from ATI: ati-driver-installer-8.29.6.run with a Radeon Xpress 200G on-board graphics card. -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts
On 10/23/06, stephan beal wrote:
i'm using an ATI proprietary driver and haven't had this problem. i continually use 2 X sessions and often close the second one down without it affecting my first session. i'm currently using this driver from ATI:
ati-driver-installer-8.29.6.run
with a Radeon Xpress 200G on-board graphics card.
Thanks for the pointer. I do not see this issue in the "Known problems" section in this release, but it was in the previous one, so it looks like they solved it. I'll try this. Cheers -- -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap.
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