From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sven Luther Subject: dual seat ... Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 20:04:09 +0200 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20030409180409.GA2551@iliana> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Received: from smtp2.wanadoo.fr ([193.252.22.26] helo=mwinf0502.wanadoo.fr) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 193Jvl-0001jf-00 for ; Wed, 09 Apr 2003 11:04:18 -0700 Received: from iliana (AStrasbourg-206-1-20-236.abo.wanadoo.fr [81.49.169.236]) by mwinf0502.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 3C446E804FAC for ; Wed, 9 Apr 2003 20:04:10 +0200 (CEST) Received: from luther by iliana with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 193Jvd-0000gQ-00 for ; Wed, 09 Apr 2003 20:04:09 +0200 Content-Disposition: inline Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Hello, ... I am in urgent need of running the X server on gdb, which is really hard to do when one doesn't have a second computer at hand, as X starts in gdb all right, but doesn't enable one to switch back to the console to start the apps that cause the crash. I have two ideas to solve this, the first one is to use a diskless notebook i have attached to a null modem and use a serial console, i would need a root disk containing minicom to do this, or a MS-dos minicom like app. The other would be to run Linux as dual-seat, with my pci matrox millenium as the main head (with the keyboard attached to it) and running X on the second head, with just the mouse and a dummy keyboard. Is this already possible with 2.5.x ? Any hint on how to best go about with this, and is the matroxfb finally ported to the new API, or do i need to apply a patch or something. Thanks for your help. Friendly, Sven Luther ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com