From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 25 13:04:49 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA19361 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 13:04:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov [137.75.131.171]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA19356 for ; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 13:04:45 -0800 (PST) Received: by fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA09322; Sun, 25 Feb 96 15:04:29 -0600 Received: by emu.fsl.noaa.gov (1.38.193.4/SMI-4.1 (1.38.193.4)) id AA11211; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 14:04:21 -0700 Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 14:04:21 -0700 Message-Id: <9602252104.AA11211@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> From: Sean Kelly To: pete@sms.fi Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199602252000.WAA00774@silver.sms.fi> (message from Petri Helenius on Sun, 25 Feb 1996 22:00:13 +0200) Subject: Re: Two X servers on same machine Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Petri" == Petri Helenius writes: Petri> How can I run two X servers on a single machine, for Petri> example one with 8 bpp and one with 16 bpp? Trying the Petri> obvious configuration to xdm/Xservers gives a complaint Petri> about /dev/mouse being in use... I don't use xdm ... you could try disabling it. Then, just start two X servers: xinit -- :0 -bpp 16 & xinit -- :1 -bpp 8 & -- Sean Kelly NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder Colorado USA