On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Ryan wrote:
>> >> (It doesn't matter what window manager it requires... the idea is to make
>> >> it work :) )
>>
>> startx -- +xinerama
>>
>> Of course you need 2 video cards or a dualhead card, and 2
>> monitors. You configure both cards as per "man XF86Config" and
>> Xineramify them. Enjoy!
>
>Exciting as that is, Mike, it looks like he's got two boxes that he would
>like to share a desktop with.
As exciting as that may be, it doesn't make sense. Your display
is driven by the X server. The X server runs on one host, and
controls the hardware in that host. You can't have an X server
that is controlling video hardware in 2 hosts. You *can* have
one X server which controls multiple graphics adaptors in one
host however.
These adaptors can be separate displays or they can be unified
together via xinerama assuming the display drivers for the
hardware support xinerama, and they are in the same virtual
resolution and bit depth. The monitors do not have to be the
same size though.
>The question is: do both boxes have keyboard/mouse control over this
>desktop? Sounds tricky .. What about sound output ..
If you want two separate machines, and the ability to control
one from the other, use VNC. It's included as part of the
distro, and allows full control of a remote X server over the
wire. This is not splitting a desktop across 2 monitors though.
For Xinerama operation the two adaptors *must* be in one host.
So, in short, no - this is not possible to do what was asked.
If we knew _what_ exactly the reason was for wanting to do this
it would help greatly suggesting alternatives that do work
though.
TTYL
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the last time you needed one? -- Tom Cargill, C++ Journal, Fall 1990.
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