[100882] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Running more than 1 xdm
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Terrance L Eck)
Mon Nov 23 17:02:32 1998
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:04:34 -0600 (CST)
From: Terrance L Eck <eck@ti.com>
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In-Reply-To: <199811180339.TAA19755@ann.qtpi.lakewood.ca.us>
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On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Bob Taylor wrote:
> Rich Shepard writes
> :
> > On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Terrance L Eck wrote:
> >
> > > Is it possible to run more than 1 xdm server. What I'd like
> > > to do is have xdm using 32bit color on vt7 and xdm using 8bit
> > > on vt8. Is this possible and if so how?
> >
> > Terry,
> >
> > Don't know about xdm, however, with startx you can invoke up to 3 X
> > sessions. See the latest Linux Journal for the specific syntax.
>
> What you are looking for is /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers. I haven't tried the
> following, but I think it will work.
>
> :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 32 vt7 :0
> :1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 8 vt8 :1
>
> Again, I haven't tried this. YMMV.
>
> Bob
Thank to Bob Taylor (and the latest Linux Journal) I've got xdm setup
to run in 16bit and 8bit modes. I've looked at xbanner to try and find
out where the title (Linux!) is defined but cannot determine where this
information is defined. I'd like to customize the two xdm displays.
Can anyone point me to where the xbanner program gets its information
on a Red Hat 5.1 system and some hints on customizing two different xdm
displays.
Thanks
Terry Eck
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