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Date:      Wed, 2 Jul 2003 11:19:52 -0700
From:      Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org>
To:        Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Starting 2nd X server with startx?
Message-ID:  <20030702181952.GH780@webserver.get-linux.org>
In-Reply-To: <1057163365.96047.68.camel@jake>
References:  <20030702162307.GB6877@teddy.fas.com> <1057163365.96047.68.camel@jake>

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On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 12:29:26PM -0400 or thereabouts, Adam wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 12:23, stan wrote:
> > I can't seem to figure out the proper syntax to start a 2nd X server using
> > startx.
> > 
> > Could some kind soule enlighten me?
> > 
> 
> $ display=:1 startx

a) It's DISPLAY, not display -- all caps is important.

The way I do this is:
$ startx -- :1

-- Josh

> 
> That should work.
> 
> -- 
> Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net>
> 
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