On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:32:32 -0800, Dan Serban wrote: > I once ran multiple X server instances in the past, the details of how I > got it running elude my memory. Though I do remember that I had to > login whenever I went to the second virtual terminal (vt8). > > I don't want to do this, what I want to do is run a script which starts > X on the next available VT, with a user other than root, and a different > X configuration file.
This shouldn't be very hard to achieve: # Get the next VT available stt008:~# fgconsole --next-available 8 # Start a new X session if the above VT: startx -- :1 vt8 # or "gksu startx -- :1 vt8" # Use a different xorg.conf file or apply specific options for the new # session man startx :-) Well, nothing of this is going to work out-of-the-box, of course, but it could be a start point. > In my case, I have three screens running as a single desktop, what I'd > like to do is fire up quake via a command and fire it up on VT8 so that > I may default to the center screen. My virtual desktop runs at > 6144x1152, making it extra difficult and annoying to run a windowed > game. (...) Maybe there is a simpler way to tell the game/application to be opened at the desired location :-? *** Sticky windows http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/wm-spec-latest.html#id2505544 *** For example, some applications (like "gnome-terminal") can make use of "-- geometry" property and thus can be placed in concrete x,y coordinates on the screen. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.12.22.14.39...@gmail.com