[H-GEN] Multiheaded X (was Re: Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 11:43:25 +1000)

[David Jericho]

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Subject: Re: [H-GEN] Multiheaded X (was Re: Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998
11:43:25 +1000)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 10:54:30 +0900
From: David Jericho <davidj at amh.com.au>
Organization: Australia Meat Holdings
To: general at humbug.org.au
References: <Pine.OSF.3.95.981216094444.15648B-100000 at fox.uq.net.au>



Raymond Smith wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, David Jericho wrote:
> > The second one, is cheap, and you can use two different cards. But the
> > framebuffer code is only in the 2.1 kernels, so you may have to update a
> > bit more than just a kernel.
> 
> Just to clarify: would you be running two xservers, one for each display?

Yes, and you'd need to switch between them as you do a virtual console.
The idea of having to hit ALT-F<something> everytime I want to use the
other screen doesn't appeal that much.

You maybe able to create the displays :0.0 and :0.1, but I'm not familar
with X in this manner. 
If the X server allows it, it may do what you want it to do. Someone
with more culeons in this area care to comment?