Re: [SLE] Blank monitor after switching between virtual consoles

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David List

3 Nov 2001 3 Nov '01

23:19

On Saturday 03 November 2001 15:49, you wrote:

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There is a bios update for the matrox g450 card at the matrox web site. I would give that a shot too, although I don't know if that will solve your problem. Also, there are new X drivers, both can be found at:

http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/home.cfm

If it is of any help, here is my XF86Config.

If there's a BIOS update for the G450, maybe there will be one for the G400 too. I'll take a look. Thank you for your config file. Best regards, David List

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David Herman

5 Nov 5 Nov

06:52

New subject: switching between virtual consoles

I'm able to switch between, and to log in to virtual consoles as diferent users but I can't find information about running a new xserver and window manager in the second virtual console. I'd like to be able tlo log my daughter into her account and let her run her own kde desktop without logging out of mine. How can I do this? tia dave

Ed Harrison

6 Nov 6 Nov

03:33

New subject: [SLE] switching between virtual consoles

** Reply to message from David Herman on Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:52:53 -0800 # I'd like to be able tlo log my daughter into her account and let her run her # own kde desktop without logging out of mine. How can I do this? Control-Alt-F(some tty: 1, 2, etc) let her login use "WINDOWMANAGER=gnome start -- :6 Her gnome should run on tty6 Ed Harrison, broadcasting on ----/ / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ by SuSE(7.2), Kernel 2.4.13, X 4.1 or Windows98 (running in vmware 3.0beta for fun) PolarBarMailer 1.21b with IBM JDK 1.3.0

Ed Harrison

03:50

New subject: [SLE] switching between virtual consoles-BIG OOPS

** Reply to message from Ed Harrison on Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:33:28 -0500 # # I'd like to be able tlo log my daughter into her account and let her run her # # own kde desktop without logging out of mine. How can I do this? # # Control-Alt-F(some tty: 1, 2, etc) # let her login # # use "WINDOWMANAGER=gnome start -- :6 # # Her gnome should run on tty6 The command line should read "WINDOWMANAGER=gnome startx -- :6" (anyone except the tty she logs into and tty7 which you occupy) Ed Harrison, broadcasting on ----/ / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ by SuSE(7.2), Kernel 2.4.13, X 4.1 or Windows98 (running in vmware 3.0beta for fun) PolarBarMailer 1.21b with IBM JDK 1.3.0

Jerry Kreps

04:06

New subject: [SLE] switching between virtual consoles

On Monday 05 November 2001 21:33, Ed Harrison wrote:

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** Reply to message from David Herman on Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:52:53 -0800

# I'd like to be able tlo log my daughter into her account and let her run her # own kde desktop without logging out of mine. How can I do this?

What your asking sounds confusing. You want for both you and your daughter to use the same CRT and keyboard and simultaneously operate the same computer but in different virtual terminals, or is your daughter going to log in remotely? JLK

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Control-Alt-F(some tty: 1, 2, etc) let her login

use "WINDOWMANAGER=gnome start -- :6

Her gnome should run on tty6

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David Herman

05:43

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On Monday 05 November 2001 08:06 pm, Jerry Kreps wrote:

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# I'd like to be able tlo log my daughter into her account and let her run her # own kde desktop without logging out of mine. How can I do this?

What your asking sounds confusing. You want for both you and your daughter to use the same CRT and keyboard and simultaneously operate the same computer but in different virtual terminals, or is your daughter going to log in remotely? JLK

Well often I start a large download and then don't need to be occupying the desk space, rather than have my daughter be forced to use my desktop & settings I can leave my dial-up connection running, switch virtual terminals and then she can play, work or surf as she wants in her own login space. All part of getting my daughter (10 yrs old) to see the possibilities beyond microsoft. As a matter of fact she is now trying to convince my wife to use linux instead of winders ;-) dh

W.D.McKinney

05:50

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David Herman wrote:

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On Monday 05 November 2001 08:06 pm, Jerry Kreps wrote:

All part of getting my daughter (10 yrs old) to see the possibilities beyond microsoft. As a matter of fact she is now trying to convince my wife to use linux instead of winders ;-)

Young people often pick up on the advatages quickly, and your daughter is another example.

David Herman

05:31

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On Monday 05 November 2001 07:33 pm, Ed Harrison wrote:

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** Reply to message from David Herman on Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:52:53 -0800

# I'd like to be able tlo log my daughter into her account and let her run her # own kde desktop without logging out of mine. How can I do this?

Control-Alt-F(some tty: 1, 2, etc) let her login

use "WINDOWMANAGER=gnome start -- :6

my mistake, of course I meant her gnome 8-)

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Her gnome should run on tty6

Thanks Ed (and also Raphael) those were the answers I needed dh

Jyry Kuukkanen

06:23

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On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Ed Harrison wrote:

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** Reply to message from David Herman on Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:52:53 -0800

# I'd like to be able tlo log my daughter into her account and let her run her # own kde desktop without logging out of mine. How can I do this?

Control-Alt-F(some tty: 1, 2, etc) let her login

use "WINDOWMANAGER=gnome start -- :6

Her gnome should run on tty6

Magic! But what if I want to have another login screen, like the on on tty7, but also at tty8? How could I do that? Cheers, --Jyry C:-( C:-/ C========8-O C8-/ C:-( Chiquita: Tuemme "Puhdas elämä (suomalaiselle) lapselle" sekä "Paha elämä banaaninpoimijalle" kampanjoita

Anders Johansson

07:37

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On Tuesday 06 November 2001 07.23, Jyry Kuukkanen wrote:

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Magic!

But what if I want to have another login screen, like the on on tty7, but also at tty8?

How could I do that?

Edit the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers. You'll find a line :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt07 You can just add one like :1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 vt08 and theoretically it should work. I just tried it, and it worked up to a point, but after a short time my system crashed completely. I can't wait for an update to XFree

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Cheers, --Jyry C:-( C:-/ C========8-O C8-/ C:-(

Chiquita: Tuemme "Puhdas elämä (suomalaiselle) lapselle" sekä "Paha elämä banaaninpoimijalle" kampanjoita

regards Anders

Jyry Kuukkanen

18:32

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Magic!

But what if I want to have another login screen, like the on on tty7, but also at tty8?

How could I do that?

Edit the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers. You'll find a line

:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt07

You can just add one like

:1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 vt08

and theoretically it should work. I just tried it, and it worked up to a point, but after a short time my system crashed completely. I can't wait for an update to XFree

Thanks, Anders. Your piece of advice was just what I wanted and it seems to work fine with Suse 7.2 distro. --Jyry C:-( C:-/ C========8-O C8-/ C:-( Chiquita: Tuemme "Puhdas elämä (suomalaiselle) lapselle" sekä "Paha elämä banaaninpoimijalle" kampanjoita

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