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Hi. I have set up dual monitors with nvidia config tool. On my primary screen everything is fine, but on my secondary screen theres only that "X test screen" or whatever it is called - black background and white X-cursor which I can move with my mouse. How can I start KDE session on that screen too? Without using xinerama or twinview...
thanks in advance
Last edited by tuomas22 (2009-05-27 17:16:12)
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should be DISPLAY=:0.1 startkde
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hmm...I get "KDE seems to be already running on this display." There also come a popup window on the second monitor with the same message.
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I'm fairly certain this can't be done with any version of KDE4. (I've been interested in doing it since it was still in beta ... and now it's perhaps years later and still nothing)
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Wow, that would be crazy. What an idea.
On one screen the nice and beatiful kde and on the other one a tiling WM to manage all the console sessions.
Somebody knows if that is possible?
PS: Sorry for hijacking your thread.
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You want "separate X-sessions" which is set with the nvidia-settings tool or XrandR.
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do you try?
startx (open on first free virtual console [normally tty7])
startx -- :1 (open .... tty8)
startx -- :2
...
startx -- :63
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Wow, that would be crazy. What an idea.
On one screen the nice and beatiful kde and on the other one a tiling WM to manage all the console sessions.
Somebody knows if that is possible?PS: Sorry for hijacking your thread.
as mentioned already you simply need 2 seperate X-sessions running for every monitor and either try "xinit /usr/bin/YOURTILINGWM -- :0.1" or "DISPLAY=:0.1 YOURTILINGWM"
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You want "separate X-sessions" which is set with the nvidia-settings tool or XrandR.
Yes I have that, but the other screen is just black with the white X-cursor.
do you try?
startx (open on first free virtual console [normally tty7])
startx -- :1 (open .... tty8)
startx -- :2
I tried, startx -- :1 just started another desktop ontop my old desktop, not on the second monitor startx --:2 gave fatal server error
as mentioned already you simply need 2 seperate X-sessions running for every monitor and either try "xinit /usr/bin/YOURTILINGWM -- :0.1" or "DISPLAY=:0.1 YOURTILINGWM"
yup, that says I already have kde running there. I guess I do then, but how I get the desktop there. I can open applications there from console with DISPLAY=:0.1 appname, but the font size is ridiculously small in those applications
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Hm, it doesnt work for me too.
With "DISPLAY=:0.1 musca" i get a segfault.
"xinit /usr/bin/musca -- :0.1" gives me:
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
xinit: Server error.
And "DISPLAY=:0.1 konsole"
starts the konsole on the other screen but i cannot reach it with my mouse or keyboard.
So i am stuck right now.
EDIT: DISPLAY=:0.1 app seems to work for dmi and wmii. This comes closest to what i want.
Awesome and musca segfault or complain about an already running X Server. So its up
to luck if you get running what you want.
That all works with kde 4.2.8x on one screen, Nvidia graphics card with separated X screens
and without xinerama.
Last edited by sveri80 (2009-05-28 10:49:50)
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Hm, it doesnt work for me too.
With "DISPLAY=:0.1 musca" i get a segfault.
"xinit /usr/bin/musca -- :0.1" gives me:
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.xinit: Server error.
And "DISPLAY=:0.1 konsole"
starts the konsole on the other screen but i cannot reach it with my mouse or keyboard.
So i am stuck right now.EDIT: DISPLAY=:0.1 app seems to work for dmi and wmii. This comes closest to what i want.
Awesome and musca segfault or complain about an already running X Server. So its up
to luck if you get running what you want.That all works with kde 4.2.8x on one screen, Nvidia graphics card with separated X screens
and without xinerama.
The musca segfault makes sense.. it automatically uses active displays, so it should already be using it anyway.
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