Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 23:54:06 +0100 From: Gary Jennejohn <garyj@peedub.muc.de> To: sporkl@ix.netcom.com Cc: fbsdqs <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Two X servers at once Message-ID: <199812292254.XAA70201@peedub.muc.de> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 27 Dec 1998 13:36:42 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812271331500.263-100000@PigStuy.dyn.ml.org>
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Spike Gronim writes: >Hello. > > I normally run my X server at 32 bpp, and Quake2 looks strange and >greenish at this color depth. So, I'd like to be able to Ctr-Alt-F1 to my >first virtual terminal, startx a new 8 bpp X server, and run quake. When I >try this, the following is reported: > >PigStuy# startx -- :1 > >_XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed >_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running > >Fatal server error: >Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already r >unning > >When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send >the full server output, not just the last messages > >^Cxinit: unexpected signal 2 >PigStuy# exit > >How can I run this program that needs an 8 bit display and keep my nice 32 >bpp display? Thanks. > try Xnest --- Gary Jennejohn Home - garyj@muc.de Work - garyj@fkr.dec.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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