[plug] Multiple X Servers ...

[Trevor Phillips]

Kim Covil wrote:
> 
> startx -- :1 vt8
> 
> the -- sends the following flags through to X the :1 tells X to start on
> display :1 and the vt8 says attach to virtual terminal 8 (get to it
> using Alt-F8 from a console term or Ctrl-Alt-F8 from the first X)

Yep!! I figured this out myself after some rummaging. Don't even need
the vt8...

This is perfect for what I was after, which is basically a way of
playing Starcraft (and later other games) without stuffing around with
different X servers.
I now have a starcraft exe which contains the following line:

  xinit /usr/X11R6/bin/wine /mnt/jaz/StarCraft/starcraft.exe -- :1
-xf86config /etc/X11/XF86Config.games       

This one line fires up a new X server, using a different config which is
limited to 640x480x8, with no Window Manager, and fires up StarCraft via
WINE. Works wonderfully!! ^_^

Now all I need to do is figure out how to get the IPX/LAN gameplay
working...

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