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Date:      Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:20:51 +1030
From:      "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, girishvenkatachalam@gmail.com
Subject:   Re: How to read events from usb keyboard/mouse
Message-ID:  <200711141421.02872.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <20071114012358.GA2700@saraswathy.susmita.org>
References:  <1b4e25200711131141h6ef5fde5ub64d5e2660366a05@mail.gmail.com> <20071114012358.GA2700@saraswathy.susmita.org>

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Girish Venkatachalam wrote:
> On 17:41:58 Nov 13, Mario Augusto Mania wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > I user linux to make a multiseat system, but, i wold like to user
> > freebsd to do it :). The problem is: how to read a evento from
> > individual usb keyboard/mouse? In linux, i use evdev driver in xorg
> > (or Xephyr modified), but, in FreeBSd? what i will use?
>
> I don't think xephyr/xnest would be the best way to do multiseat in
> linux. I much prefer alternative approaches.

Couldn't you just run N copies of X (one for each head) and tell them=20
which mouse & keyboard device to use in each config file?

ie don't use sysmouse or kbdmux.

=2D-=20
Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer
for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au
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