Re: [expert] xtart and a new session
On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, bascule wrote: is there a way to get xtart to start a session on another screen, a-la 'startx -- :1' Yes, by using Hans Updyke's modified Xtart script, myXtart: http://www.dimensional.com/~hansup/linux/xtart/ It works just like the regular Xtart, but it will determine the next available display automatically, and launch your session on that. Hans is a regular contributor to the alt.os.linux.mandrake newsgroup. HTH! -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 9.0 In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xtart and a new session
On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 10:04, Bill Mullen wrote: On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, bascule wrote: is there a way to get xtart to start a session on another screen, a-la 'startx -- :1' Yes, by using Hans Updyke's modified Xtart script, myXtart: http://www.dimensional.com/~hansup/linux/xtart/ Or go here for a full explanation http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/multiple-x.html but startx -- :1 will start a second session on f8 then startx -- :2 would start on on 9 (only if one exists on f8 btw) The limit AFAIK is 6 X sessions (f7 - f12) mainly because of keys. James It works just like the regular Xtart, but it will determine the next available display automatically, and launch your session on that. Hans is a regular contributor to the alt.os.linux.mandrake newsgroup. HTH! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xtart and a new session
On Sunday 09 November 2003 09:22 am, bascule wrote: is there a way to get xtart to start a session on another screen, a-la 'startx -- :1' bascule Edit /etc/X11/xdm/xservers change at the bottom from this: :0 local /bin/nice -n -10 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -deferglyphs 16 to this: :0 local /bin/nice -n -10 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -deferglyphs 16 :1 local reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 vt8 :2 local reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X :2 vt9 :3 local reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X :3 vt10 :4 local reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X :4 vt11 :5 local reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X :5 vt12 then restart X after that there will be a menu option of Start New Session It will open a new session to switch back alt-f7 as you can see alt-f8 to f-12 can be new sessions Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xtart and a new session
thanks everyone! now i have to find out why switching from the new session that i have started back to the first will freeze my display, not even ctrl-alt-backspace/delete will work, i have to alt-sysrq etc to reboot possibly the ati radeon drivers... bascule On Sunday 09 Nov 2003 9:27 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 10:04, Bill Mullen wrote: On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, bascule wrote: is there a way to get xtart to start a session on another screen, a-la 'startx -- :1' Yes, by using Hans Updyke's modified Xtart script, myXtart: http://www.dimensional.com/~hansup/linux/xtart/ Or go here for a full explanation http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/multiple-x.html -- DROP THE SCYTHE, AND TURN AROUND SLOWLY. -- Dirty Death (Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xtart and a new session
On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 18:32, bascule wrote: thanks everyone! now i have to find out why switching from the new session that i have started back to the first will freeze my display, not even ctrl-alt-backspace/delete will work, i have to alt-sysrq etc to reboot possibly the ati radeon drivers... bascule Bascule, I filed a bug report on this ctrl-alt-backspace doesn't kill X in 9.2 period. I was told this is expected behavior. Felt like saying It isn't expected by me. but I've had enough BS for a while. At any rate the only way to kill an X session is now to change to a virtual terminal and type killall X this will restart X the way ctrl-alt-backspace does in all other Linux variants. James On Sunday 09 Nov 2003 9:27 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 10:04, Bill Mullen wrote: On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, bascule wrote: is there a way to get xtart to start a session on another screen, a-la 'startx -- :1' Yes, by using Hans Updyke's modified Xtart script, myXtart: http://www.dimensional.com/~hansup/linux/xtart/ Or go here for a full explanation http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/multiple-x.html Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
