Re: [XFree86] multihead with multiple mice and keyboards?
>On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Steve Sobel wrote: > >> Does anyone know how to do this? >> >> I am planning on buying a machine to install some flavor of linux (maybe >> red hat for simplicity's sake, but recommendations of better packages >> are welcome!) with XFree86, and hoping to be able to have multiple >> monitors, mice, and keyboards at once. >> >> I've read little blips via google searches, but I can't seem to find >> anything conclusive about whether this is possible. > >If you mean independant users, Miguel Freitas has hacked XFree86 >to for 2 users. >http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/multiuser/ > >If you want a cleaner solution with independent keyboards, I've >heard that the Linux 2.5 kernel supports more than one >Keyboard/screen/mouse for different VT consoles, giving a >multi-suer machine in console mode. >If you run >XFree86 vtXX >then X will run on VT number XX, so with this kernel it should run on >whichever console you wish. Hi, I maintain a 2.4.xx kernel patch witch allow bind right VT with right keyboard. You may have multiple keyboards http://startx.times.lv Aivils Stoss ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] multihead with multiple mice and keyboards?
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Steve Sobel wrote: > Does anyone know how to do this? > > I am planning on buying a machine to install some flavor of linux (maybe > red hat for simplicity's sake, but recommendations of better packages > are welcome!) with XFree86, and hoping to be able to have multiple > monitors, mice, and keyboards at once. > > I've read little blips via google searches, but I can't seem to find > anything conclusive about whether this is possible. If you mean independant users, Miguel Freitas has hacked XFree86 to for 2 users. http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/multiuser/ If you want a cleaner solution with independent keyboards, I've heard that the Linux 2.5 kernel supports more than one Keyboard/screen/mouse for different VT consoles, giving a multi-suer machine in console mode. If you run XFree86 vtXX then X will run on VT number XX, so with this kernel it should run on whichever console you wish. -- Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] multihead with multiple mice and keyboards?
Steve Sobel wrote: > > Does anyone know how to do this? > > I am planning on buying a machine to install some flavor of linux (maybe > red hat for simplicity's sake, but recommendations of better packages > are welcome!) with XFree86, and hoping to be able to have multiple > monitors, mice, and keyboards at once. > > I've read little blips via google searches, but I can't seem to find > anything conclusive about whether this is possible. > > I'd like to just jump in and try it myself, but frankly I don't want to > spend the money on another machine unless I know this will work (I don't > mind if it'll take a little effort.. I just need to find documented > examples)... > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Do you mean to set up multiple independent heads ( monitor+kbd+mouse ) ? That is not supported by linux currently. But it has been done. There are some patches for it. I can't remember where they are unfortunately. I think it was mentioned right here on this list, so search the archives ;-) -- David Balazic -- "Be excellent to each other." - Bill S. Preston, Esq., & "Ted" Theodore Logan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] multihead with multiple mice and keyboards?
Does anyone know how to do this? I am planning on buying a machine to install some flavor of linux (maybe red hat for simplicity's sake, but recommendations of better packages are welcome!) with XFree86, and hoping to be able to have multiple monitors, mice, and keyboards at once. I've read little blips via google searches, but I can't seem to find anything conclusive about whether this is possible. I'd like to just jump in and try it myself, but frankly I don't want to spend the money on another machine unless I know this will work (I don't mind if it'll take a little effort.. I just need to find documented examples)... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Steve ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
