From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 4 08:46:45 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 909DA16A4BF for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:46:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cmailg2.svr.pol.co.uk (cmailg2.svr.pol.co.uk [195.92.195.172]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCC9443FAF for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:46:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from markie@notwentytwo.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from modem-2276.gorilla.dialup.pol.co.uk ([81.78.104.228] helo=ape) by cmailg2.svr.pol.co.uk with smtp (Exim 4.14) id 19uwJl-0002LR-9Z; Thu, 04 Sep 2003 16:46:41 +0100 Message-ID: <034e01c372fc$51d95af0$e400a8c0@ape> From: "Markie" To: "KroNiC~BSD" , References: <20030904040608.D11CA3AA8E@www.fastmail.fm> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 16:50:50 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Subject: Re: Two X sessions on one machine??? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 15:46:45 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "KroNiC~BSD" To: Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 5:06 AM Subject: Two X sessions on one machine??? > Is it possible to have more that one X session running on the same > machine? The problem is if i want to create a remote X connection to my > linux machine via my Freebsd machine i have to kill the current running > LOCAL X session first.....then i can "from the freebsd machine" # X > -query 192.168.0.6 > and get a X session on the linux machine. > > On my Freebsd box, with a local X session , i would like to open a > terminal ...aterm or xterm and then somehow in that terminal create a X > session to the linux machine. > > I have tried this but get the following error: > > freeebsd# X -query 192.168.0.62 > > Fatal server error: > Server is already active for display 0 > If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock > and start again. > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org > > > > i assume the error is local because my current running local X session is > on display 0 . > > is it possible for me to do this as i would like to remotly connect to 3 > machines via X but still have use of my local machine > > > Thanks in advance. > -- > KroNiC~BSD > kronic_bsd@fastmail.fm > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail... http://linux.about.com/library/bl/open/newbie/blnewbie4.3.6.htm Looks about right, I remember doing this a long time ago but couldn't remember how. Thanks for making me get some motivation to make myself look it up :o) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >