I remember back in '99 when christ wrote:
> you can run 2 xservers at once, altho i don't know if xfree86 (the "brand"
> of x server you're no doubt running, as its what comes with redhat) supports
> that mode of operations (accelerated X from Xig does). it's also a waste
> of memory, so i don't recommend it unless you have two monitors in which
> case you'll need accelerated X anyway to make it go properly.
You ceratinly can run 2 xservers at once.
Sometimes I do:
startx -- -bpp 8
and then somewhere else
startx -- :1 -bpp 32
when I want to see how programs react to different color depths. Then
you have to X sessions open.
Matt
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