Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 08:11:55 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> Cc: Adam Martin <adamartin@freebsd.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Two local X-servers Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412090810100.12566@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20141209142333.GA82357@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> References: <20141209133649.GA81979@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> <CAJTQnqamArkgfKMr75tv%2BgjRx_7t9hHEqLxS2yAAXR==NYZ1BQ@mail.gmail.com> <20141209142333.GA82357@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru>
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On Tue, 9 Dec 2014, Victor Sudakov wrote: > Adam Martin wrote: >> I have had success running multiple X11 sessions, but I do not use login >> managers like xdm. > > I would like to keep xdm. According to xdm(1), it should be possible > for xdm to manage several local X-displays. > >> >> I run startx directly from my TCSH prompt. To run a second session from my >> prompt I run with another number, i.e.: >> >> startx -- :1 >> > > From your experience we can at least conclude that two X-servers can > share one videocard. I was not even sure about that. > >> Note that you need Ctrl-Alt-F1 or similar to change ttyv devices from X11. > > On my box, after an X-server is started, there is no return to the > text console. This is because of the Intel video card or Intel video > driver. Once I start an X-server, there is no text prompt for me. It is there, just not visible. On 10.1 and probably 9-STABLE, use vt(4) by adding kern.vty=vt to /boot/loader.conf.
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