If you want the front display and the rear display to have seperate input methods (seperate touchscreen/keyboard/mouse for front display and rear display), you might want to do a multi-seat X setup instead of nesting Xephyr and pegging it to one display. There is more information about this here:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/3442/ > This is what i was referring to: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileTeam/Mobile/HowTo/HildonDesktopGutsyManualProcedure > > Using Xephyr to diplay nested X sessions. I think i need to do a bit more > research on Xephyr... can anyone talk from experience running Xephyr on a > second display? > > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> yeah that is called a VM or Virtual Machine it is in the add/remove >> program >> app and then you just install ubuntu mobile on the VM >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Lachlan Heywood >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Yeh that's pretty much it. I saw a way of running hildon in a separate >>> window once... Some kind of testing environment maybe? >>> >>> Regards,Lachlan Heywood >>> [iPhone email] >>> >>> On 19/12/2008, at 10:45 AM, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I don't really understand your question, >>> Are you saying that you want to have your entire Car PC running on >>> your laptop but you want two separate screens (laptop and Dash >>> monitor). >>> Dash running hildon and laptop screen running standard Ubuntu. >>> >>> The only way I see this being possible would be a VM. Probably Ub >>> mobile >>> on the VM. >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Lachlan Heywood >>> <<[email protected]> >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi guys, >>>> >>>> I've been reading this mailing list for about 12 months and never >>>> bothered to ask the question the originally prompted me to sign up. >>>> >>>> The first news of Ubuntu Mobile, Moblin, Hildon and all the rest got >>>> me >>>> excited about the uses for my car pc... I currently have windows >>>> installed >>>> on it but it just doesn't have the love and sex appeal that comes with >>>> anything open source. >>>> >>>> I installed 7.10, downloaded the ubuntu mobile packages and got a >>>> partially functioning test system working but I couldn't get the main >>>> UI to >>>> be hildon on boot. >>>> >>>> What would be freakin amazing is if I could have a standard version of >>>> Ubuntu running on the main laptop screen (which is folded up under the >>>> back >>>> seat) and the Hildon UI running on the 7" touchscreen which sits up >>>> front >>>> with the driver of the car. >>>> >>>> Is this possible? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> Lachlan Heywood >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ubuntu-mobile mailing list >>>> <[email protected]>[email protected] >>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>>> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile> >>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Ubuntu-mobile mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile> >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-mobile mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile >> >> > > > -- > Regards, > Lachlan Heywood > -- > Ubuntu-mobile mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile > -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
