Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 23:29:50 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : I forgot to ask: is systemd also necessary? Hugo you need loginctl, so the answer is yes, you need systemd success, Right. I found your bug 711351. Hugo That bug is already solved. systemd version 44-11 doesn't had multiseat support. Luckily Debian testing/ sid has version 208. Also you need xserver 1.16. This version added the "MatchSeat" option to the xorg.d config file. success, I noticed you use gdm3. How would you do it with startx? Hugo If you don't run gdm3 and gnome 3, I would advise you to stick with the "old-fashion-way". Because today only Gnome 3/ gdm3 works nicely with systemd. Maybe KDE/ kdm does, but I'm not sure. In the past I used this site https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xorg_multiseat to set up a multiseat manualy. success, 'startx -- -seat seat0' works just great. Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/lsdbdc$6jv$2...@ger.gmane.org
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 23:29:50 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : I forgot to ask: is systemd also necessary? Hugo you need loginctl, so the answer is yes, you need systemd success, Right. I found your bug 711351. Hugo That bug is already solved. systemd version 44-11 doesn't had multiseat support. Luckily Debian testing/ sid has version 208. Also you need xserver 1.16. This version added the "MatchSeat" option to the xorg.d config file. success, I noticed you use gdm3. How would you do it with startx? Hugo If you don't run gdm3 and gnome 3, I would advise you to stick with the "old-fashion-way". Because today only Gnome 3/ gdm3 works nicely with systemd. Maybe KDE/ kdm does, but I'm not sure. In the past I used this site https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xorg_multiseat to set up a multiseat manualy. success, floris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/op.xkf00jbp5k9...@jessica.jkfloris.demon.nl
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Le 10.08.2014 23:29, Hugo Vanwoerkom a écrit : Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:02:42 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 15:49:38 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : ... 'Tis amazing. I am going to have to try this because I have the hardware lying around. Any further links are welcome. Thanks! I forgot to ask: is systemd also necessary? Hugo you need loginctl, so the answer is yes, you need systemd success, Right. I found your bug 711351. Hugo That bug is already solved. systemd version 44-11 doesn't had multiseat support. Luckily Debian testing/ sid has version 208. Also you need xserver 1.16. This version added the "MatchSeat" option to the xorg.d config file. success, I noticed you use gdm3. How would you do it with startx? Hugo I do not think there are big changes with startx, since when you run startx more than once (on several TTYs) new Xservers are started. I sometimes uses this to start another server on TTY8 for various reasons, like trying something as another user. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/d5e4a221f6aeea9d8c64790e7651e...@neutralite.org
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:02:42 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 15:49:38 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : ... 'Tis amazing. I am going to have to try this because I have the hardware lying around. Any further links are welcome. Thanks! I forgot to ask: is systemd also necessary? Hugo you need loginctl, so the answer is yes, you need systemd success, Right. I found your bug 711351. Hugo That bug is already solved. systemd version 44-11 doesn't had multiseat support. Luckily Debian testing/ sid has version 208. Also you need xserver 1.16. This version added the "MatchSeat" option to the xorg.d config file. success, I noticed you use gdm3. How would you do it with startx? Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/ls8o8e$q1k$1...@ger.gmane.org
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:15:55 +0200 schreef Doug : ... 'Tis amazing. I am going to have to try this because I have the hardware lying around. Any further links are welcome. Thanks! Hugo I would think that you ought to have some extra ram in the machine if you're going to do this, isn't that so? --doug I only have: Intel® Core™ i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz × 4 4 Gigabytes of ram 4.9 Gigabytes of swap (not used) cat /proc/swaps FilenameTypeSizeUsedPriority /dev/sdb5 partition 4789244 0 -1 and both seats run Gnome 3.12 smooth. Only when one seat runs Wolfenstein the New Order or GTA4 in wine the other seat slows down. floris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/op.xkd5zhjp5k9...@jessica.jkfloris.demon.nl
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
On 08/10/2014 09:42 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:16:58 +0200 schreef Floris : Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:32:00 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : Could you elaborate? You mean that if you connect, lets say a ps/2 keyboard and an USB keyboard, 2 Nvidia video cards with 2 monitors attached and 2 USB mice and I run systemd, then it will figure out how to make a 2-seater out of this. Meaning 2 users logged on simultaneously. Surely you must set up a proper xorg.conf, how much should it contain? Have you actually tried this or is it your conclusion that "systemd ought to do this"? Hugo Three steps are necessary: 1 - Create a /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-nvidia.conf 2 - Tag the Nvidia card for seat1 as a "master-of-seat" 3 - Attach a mouse, keyboard and soundcard forgot to say http://code.lexarcana.com/posts/simple-multiseat-setup-on-fedora-17.html for some more information about a multiseat setup from our Fedora friends 'Tis amazing. I am going to have to try this because I have the hardware lying around. Any further links are welcome. Thanks! Hugo I would think that you ought to have some extra ram in the machine if you're going to do this, isn't that so? --doug -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/53e7b6db.3010...@optonline.net
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:02:42 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 15:49:38 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : ... 'Tis amazing. I am going to have to try this because I have the hardware lying around. Any further links are welcome. Thanks! I forgot to ask: is systemd also necessary? Hugo you need loginctl, so the answer is yes, you need systemd success, Right. I found your bug 711351. Hugo That bug is already solved. systemd version 44-11 doesn't had multiseat support. Luckily Debian testing/ sid has version 208. Also you need xserver 1.16. This version added the "MatchSeat" option to the xorg.d config file. success, floris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/op.xkd0ovcg5k9...@jessica.jkfloris.demon.nl
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 15:49:38 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : ... 'Tis amazing. I am going to have to try this because I have the hardware lying around. Any further links are welcome. Thanks! I forgot to ask: is systemd also necessary? Hugo you need loginctl, so the answer is yes, you need systemd success, Right. I found your bug 711351. Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/ls88ji$o04$1...@ger.gmane.org
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 15:49:38 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : ... 'Tis amazing. I am going to have to try this because I have the hardware lying around. Any further links are welcome. Thanks! I forgot to ask: is systemd also necessary? Hugo you need loginctl, so the answer is yes, you need systemd success, floris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/op.xkdwknf35k9...@jessica.jkfloris.demon.nl
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:16:58 +0200 schreef Floris : Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:32:00 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : Could you elaborate? You mean that if you connect, lets say a ps/2 keyboard and an USB keyboard, 2 Nvidia video cards with 2 monitors attached and 2 USB mice and I run systemd, then it will figure out how to make a 2-seater out of this. Meaning 2 users logged on simultaneously. Surely you must set up a proper xorg.conf, how much should it contain? Have you actually tried this or is it your conclusion that "systemd ought to do this"? Hugo Three steps are necessary: 1 - Create a /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-nvidia.conf 2 - Tag the Nvidia card for seat1 as a "master-of-seat" 3 - Attach a mouse, keyboard and soundcard forgot to say http://code.lexarcana.com/posts/simple-multiseat-setup-on-fedora-17.html for some more information about a multiseat setup from our Fedora friends 'Tis amazing. I am going to have to try this because I have the hardware lying around. Any further links are welcome. Thanks! I forgot to ask: is systemd also necessary? Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/ls7t9i$mam$2...@ger.gmane.org
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Floris wrote: Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:16:58 +0200 schreef Floris : Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:32:00 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : Could you elaborate? You mean that if you connect, lets say a ps/2 keyboard and an USB keyboard, 2 Nvidia video cards with 2 monitors attached and 2 USB mice and I run systemd, then it will figure out how to make a 2-seater out of this. Meaning 2 users logged on simultaneously. Surely you must set up a proper xorg.conf, how much should it contain? Have you actually tried this or is it your conclusion that "systemd ought to do this"? Hugo Three steps are necessary: 1 - Create a /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-nvidia.conf 2 - Tag the Nvidia card for seat1 as a "master-of-seat" 3 - Attach a mouse, keyboard and soundcard forgot to say http://code.lexarcana.com/posts/simple-multiseat-setup-on-fedora-17.html for some more information about a multiseat setup from our Fedora friends 'Tis amazing. I am going to have to try this because I have the hardware lying around. Any further links are welcome. Thanks! Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/ls7sru$mam$1...@ger.gmane.org
Re: Setup a Nvidia multiseat
Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:16:58 +0200 schreef Floris : Op Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:32:00 +0200 schreef Hugo Vanwoerkom : Could you elaborate? You mean that if you connect, lets say a ps/2 keyboard and an USB keyboard, 2 Nvidia video cards with 2 monitors attached and 2 USB mice and I run systemd, then it will figure out how to make a 2-seater out of this. Meaning 2 users logged on simultaneously. Surely you must set up a proper xorg.conf, how much should it contain? Have you actually tried this or is it your conclusion that "systemd ought to do this"? Hugo Three steps are necessary: 1 - Create a /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-nvidia.conf 2 - Tag the Nvidia card for seat1 as a "master-of-seat" 3 - Attach a mouse, keyboard and soundcard forgot to say http://code.lexarcana.com/posts/simple-multiseat-setup-on-fedora-17.html for some more information about a multiseat setup from our Fedora friends succes, floris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/op.xkddekv35k9...@jessica.jkfloris.demon.nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/op.xkdd1srs5k9...@jessica.jkfloris.demon.nl
