Re: [plex86] display local:1? (the F8 console.......)

[David B . Harris]

To quote "Drew Northup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
# Is there some way to get something to open the F8 console (X normally
uses
# the F7 console)?  If so, is there some way that the guest graphics
could
# output solely to this window (maybe through X or something)?  This
would
# solve some mouse problems that I have been having (I've been through
the
# code some 60 or 70 times and I can't figure out why it doesn't work
# right!!!).

This is what I would do, step by step:

1) login to a console shell
2) execute 'X :1 &'
3) press CTRL+ALT+F1(or whatever) to get back to your shell
4) execute 'export DISPLAY=:1'
5) run whatever program(in this case plex86), which will use the second
X display as its output.

If the program you're going to run accepts geometry arguments(ie:
--geometry= or -geometry), then set the geometry to
"<screenwidth>x<screenheight>", substituting in appropriate values for
screenwidth and screenheight, in pixels.

That way, you get a nice, full-screen session, with no window manager
overhead.

Dave