On Thu, Feb 03, 2000 at 09:08:55PM +0100, Rikard Johnels wrote:

Is there a possibility to run several X-sessions at the same time? I want my regular 1440x1080x32bbp running at the same time as a 800x600x8bpp Can it be done? I susspect some switch added to 'startx' but i cant seem to find it in the docs and man-pages... Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

There sure is. Configure X (XF86Config) with XF86Setup or a similar program to include the resolutions you want. Then start x like this 'startx -- :z -bppy', where y is an integer not used by a running X-server (look for lock files in /tmp) and y is 8 or 32. Cheers Stefan -- |s t e f a n b e r g |sb@n0ll.com |public key available at keyservers -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

Sure. You can have multiple X _servers_ running. YOu have to tell the Xserver where to put itself tho (ie, where to put the display!); this is done with a :0, :1, etc etc. Not quite sure how you do this via startx; the default startx prog lets ya pass Xserver options after the -- special option. ie, to start in 32bit color mode, ``startx -- -bpp 32". Try, maybe, ``startx -- :0'' and ``startx -- :1''? (or course you need a couple of free ttys for this to work) [[I haven't tried running two _local_ sessions. I usually have one local session (started via startx) and one remote session (started via Xwrapper -query xdm.host.com :1) for talking to a remote box running xdm.]] Lemme know if that works for ya. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rikard Johnels" To: "SuSE Linux Mailing List" Sent: 03 February 2000, Thursday 15:08 Subject: [SLE] Multiple X-sessions? Is there a possibility to run several X-sessions at the same time? I want my regular 1440x1080x32bbp running at the same time as a 800x600x8bpp Can it be done? I susspect some switch added to 'startx' but i cant seem to find it in the docs and man-pages... --------------------------------------------- Rikard Johnels --------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

Rikard Johnels wrote:

Is there a possibility to run several X-sessions at the same time? I want my regular 1440x1080x32bbp running at the same time as a 800x600x8bpp Can it be done? I susspect some switch added to 'startx' but i cant seem to find it in the docs and man-pages...

I think the trick is to type at another virtual console (Ctl-Alt-F2, say): startx -- :1 That starts X on display #1. To switch between display 0 and display 1, use Ctl-Alt-f7 and Ctl-Alt-F8. Paul Abrahams -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/