Subject: Re: Multiheaded X (Re: Test kernels...)
To: None <masami@fa2.so-net.or.jp>
From: Brad Salai <bsalai@servtech.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/31/1997 05:28:04
> 
> On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 16:59:42 -0500 (EST),
> "Brad Salai" <bsalai@servtech.com> wrote:
> > The only problem so far is that X won't start. I can't remember if
> > there is something I have to change to use the second monitor. 
> > 
> > dt picks it up, and seems to have no trouble with the size. 
> > 
> > any ideas what I'm doing wrong with X?
> 
> Hmm, I could be wrong since I don't know exactly how Scott implemented
> grf interface in his X server, but if it does the same thing as the
> one whose source Allen gave me, it might look for /dev/grfN where N is
> the number of video devices, and give up on it when the device node
> doesn't exist.  So, if you have 2 videos, you should create /dev/grf2
> as well as /dev/grf0 and 1.
> 
grf2 was present, although it was created on a different date from grf0 
and grf1. The permissions were different though,
 
> 
They were set to crw-r--r--, so I changed them to crw-rw-rw-.

I'll reboot and let you know if it helped.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Brad