Re: gdm display :0 display :1

[erik hendrix uk ibm com]

> I would like to use the Virtual Terminal mode of my Laptop.  'gdm' is
> used to launch the Xserver.  I noted that in 'gdm.conf' file has the
> following under the servers section:
>    0=/usr/bin/X11/X
>    #1=/usr/bin/X11/X
> I removed the comment to enable the 'display :1' but found that this
> was not the desired effect.  (it destroyed the server on VT=7,solid color,
> and made the servo on VT=8 unusable)

What you need to do is specify the terminal behind it then.
e.g.:
0=/usr/bin/X11/X vt7
1=/usr/bin/X11/X vt8

And that will solve it.

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gnome-list@gnome.org on 21/12/99 07:46:40

Please respond to Charles Corson <corson@noao.edu>

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Subject:  gdm display :0  display :1






I would like to use the Virtual Terminal mode of my Laptop.  'gdm' is
used to launch the Xserver.  I noted that in 'gdm.conf' file has the
following under the servers section:

     0=/usr/bin/X11/X
     #1=/usr/bin/X11/X


I removed the comment to enable the 'display :1' but found that this
was not the desired effect.  (it destroyed the server on VT=7,solid color,
and made the servo on VT=8 unusable)

To run two Virtual Terminals, I need to launch two servers correct?


I can indeed launch another server via 'xinit' to run on VT=8 but
this disables permissions Xauth permissions in the VT=7 display, not
a solution (gnome becomes unusable)

Any ideas how I properly set this up through gdm?



C.




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