[plug] Multiple Xservers

[Bret Busby]

dez wrote:
> 
> Some time ago i posted a query about multiple xservers ....
> i.e. two xserver virtual console's running at the same time on different
> terminals.
> I didnt get a reply that answered the query (More questions about why I
> wanted to do it !(g))
> I 've  found the answer and Im posting it below for those who tried to
> answer  my ramblings ..
> and for those who were wondering the same thing
> 
> cheers dez: :)
> the solution is................
> To start a second xserver:
>   startx -- :1
> Your first xserver is running on the 7th virtual console
> Your second xserver is running on the 8th virtual console
> etc.
> 
> Long answer:
> The ":1" is a display name.  Display names are generally of the form
> "hostname:display.screen".  In this case, the hostname is omitted, so
> it assumes local, the "1" is the display, which indicates that it's the
> second Xserver on that machine, and the screen number is omitted, because
> it'll start on all of the screens (ie monitors, but you probably only
> have 1).
> 
> For the startx command, arguments after the "--" are server options.
> (actually, all of the options are passed to xinit, for which arguments
> before "--" are client options, and after "--" are server options, but
> you can ignore the client options, you'll probably never need to use it)
> Another common server option is -bpp, to tell it the colordepth at
> which to run.
> 
> A lot of times, I run at 32 bpp (for whatever reason), but my video
> card and driver only does hardware acceleration at 16 bpp, so I do
>   startx -- :1 -bpp 16