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Emphrygian

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Registered: 2007-04-18

Posts: 27

Help with starting a second X server

I want to be able to run several (well, probably won't be more than two) X servers at the same time. I try to start a second server with

startx :1.0

in one of the VCs, but all I get is a black screen which doesn't respond to keyboard inputs at all. It seems like the "old" X server is running perfectly fine in the background though. However, since it doesn't respond to anything I must reset the machine. I've tried to use the -- -layout option, but it still doesn't work and produces the exact same result. Can anyone help me?

George_K

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From: Russie, Saint-Pétersbourg

Registered: 2006-09-27

Posts: 75

Re: Help with starting a second X server

Strange. I think your command must not work at all - you would only see warning about that X server is running on display :0.0. Use 'startx -- :1.0'.

Last edited by George_K (2007-04-22 18:24:17)

Emphrygian

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Registered: 2007-04-18

Posts: 27

Re: Help with starting a second X server

My mistake, startx -- :1.0 is exactly what I've tried. I wrote it wrong in the code portion of my above post.

George_K

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From: Russie, Saint-Pétersbourg

Registered: 2006-09-27

Posts: 75

Re: Help with starting a second X server

Tell us what is your videocard and what drivers do you use for it. Maybe something usefull is written in /var/log/Xorg.1.log.

Emphrygian

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Registered: 2007-04-18

Posts: 27

Re: Help with starting a second X server

I realize I should've said this before: I use an ATI X800 pro with fglrx drivers. I can't find any errors (EE) in Xorg.1.log, just a few warnings concerning font paths and one one about the fglrx driver not finding a card at PCI:3:0:1. This last one seems a bit strange since lspci | grep ATI returns:

~$ lspci | grep ATI
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R420 JI [Radeon X800PRO]
03:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc R420 [Radeon X800 PRO/GTO] (Secondary)

Last edited by Emphrygian (2007-04-22 19:58:37)

dr_te_z

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From: Zoetermeer, the Netherlands

Registered: 2006-12-06

Posts: 154

Re: Help with starting a second X server

It's a driver issue: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=28523

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Emphrygian

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Registered: 2007-04-18

Posts: 27

Re: Help with starting a second X server

Too bad. Thanks anyway though.

dr_te_z

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From: Zoetermeer, the Netherlands

Registered: 2006-12-06

Posts: 154

Re: Help with starting a second X server

Too bad. Thanks anyway though.

Why? The solution

Solved!
uninstall ati-fglrx drivers 
&
install xf86-video-ati

is there as well. It made my system a lot more stable.

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Somewhere between "too small" and "too large" lies the size that is just right.
- Scott Hayes

Emphrygian

Member

Registered: 2007-04-18

Posts: 27

Re: Help with starting a second X server

Too bad. Thanks anyway though.

Why? The solution

Solved!
uninstall ati-fglrx drivers 
&
install xf86-video-ati

is there as well. It made my system a lot more stable.

I guess I could do that, but I want to use my video card for 3d apps as well, so (AFAIK) the open source driver isn't an option for me.