On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 10:33:58AM +0100, Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote: > On Wed, 1 Oct 2003, Kirk Haderlie wrote: > > > Is it possible to debug XFree86 using a dual monitor setup on a single > > machine. I tried using -keeptty but this doesn't do what I would expect. > > Can X be run on one monitor and a debug console on the other? > > You need two video cards (as Andrew Bevitt mentioned). > You must make sure that the server under test doesn't grab the > keyboard or mouse from the debug console; giving it dummy devices > with the "void" input device driver (you could use a second mouse > but I've never got a second keyboard to work with 2.4.small kernels). > > All in all, telnet/ssh from a second machine is usually less hassle.
BTW, how do you make it so that X doesn't blank the console on the other head ? Friendly, Sven Luther _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
