Re: startx -- :1
On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Hugo van der Merwe wrote:
>> Works for me. I have up to 4 X servers running all the time.
>> Doesn't work on all hardware though (i810 for example, also some
>> 3dfx cards). What hardware do you use?
>
>> XFree86 maintainer Ontario, Canada, P6C 5B3
>> Red Hat Inc. Phone: (705)949-2136
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>
>From your .sig details, I gather you run Redhat...
I run Red Hat Linux mainly, yes, but I have Debian and other
distros at my fingertips also..
chroot /distros/foo
su mharris
startx -- :2
Maybe I should resubscribe to the list !@redhat ;o)
>This is a Debian specific question, Debian has forked its own "startx".
>I think it may have broken during this forking.
>
>Specifically:
>
>hugo@baboon[1]:~$ startx -- :2
>
>Fatal server error:
>Server is already active for display 0
> If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
> and start again.
><SNIP>
Hmm. Not sure.. It works for me.. Which release R U using?
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