Subject: Re: wsfb and two virtual displays and VT_ACTIVATE failed and properly aborting X???
To: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: tech-x11
Date: 12/21/2006 10:33:04
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Hello,

On Dec 21, 2006, at 10:10, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:

> This email has two do with two questions but related to maybe same
> problem. I am using Xorg from Xorg, but feel free to share advice or
> answers for XFree86 or Xorg from NetBSD is applicable.
>
> I am using wsfb on wsdisplay on vesafb.
>
> 1) Does wsfb support allow starting X on two different displays (on 
> same
> hardware)?

It should, but you're likely to run into other problems.

> When I was already in X (:0), I did a "Xorg :2". It failed with:
>
> (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed

IIRC you need to tell the Xserver in which virtual console it's 
supposed to live, on i386 it will always try to grab the 5th one.

have fun
Michael
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