Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:55:08 -0800 From: "Aaron Burke" <aburke@nullplusone.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org>, "User Tysken" <tysken@post.utfors.se> Subject: RE: XDM on multiple virutal X screens ( ALT-F9,ALT-F10...) Message-ID: <AMEMKJNMFLJCJDLFIEDBMELFCIAA.aburke@nullplusone.com> In-Reply-To: <20030227001629.GA72621@dasboot.birch.se>
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(snip) > > You have searched well enough. I remember playing with this > > for about a week in the past. (when I first got it working). > > Its amazing how easy the change is to make though. There are a few good reasons I can think of. Simply running an other instance of X-Windows takes up more resources. Most just run virtual-desktops to get around problems like this. > > Perhaps folk does not like to run it for some reasons. But If i want it to > get it running on diffrent screens I have to edit > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config I guess and add the other graphic > card there, and so forth. Adding the other entry to XServers does not have anything to do with running it on multiple monitors. There are three connectivity sections to every X window. Adding a line to Xservers (to my knowlege) does not have anything to do with running on two different monitors in a dual-head'd configuration. A second monitor/display would show up as :0.1, :1.1, etc. A third monitor would be :0.2 or :1.2, etc. Also note that the lack of a host name tells the X-Windows system to find the best way of communicating with the localhost. There are several other ways of communicating with the X-Server including UNIX sockets, IPX, etc. A simple way to remember it is Hostname:Window:Screen. (snip) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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