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Subject: Re: Two X servers at once 
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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

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