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List:       freedesktop-xorg
Subject:    Re: how exactly does X11 work with virtual terminals?
From:       James Strother <jstrother9109 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2011-12-26 17:46:51
Message-ID: CAAOvGP11mQvPW-JWqFE7mCVseBqb8wbinQjMJNcvRe=FOiaeaQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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Awesome.  That is exactly what I needed.  Thanks!


On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Alan Coopersmith
<alan.coopersmith@oracle.com> wrote:
> On 12/19/11 14:20, James Strother wrote:
>>
>> Quite honestly, I have only a basic understanding for what the
>> virtual terminals are and how they work, so I am baffled as to
>> how I would resolve this issue. Does Xorg really need a virtual
>> terminal, or can I start it without one? Is there another way to
>> sort this out?
>
>
> Sounds like you need the flag that was originally added for the
> multiseat support in Xorg:
>
> =A0 =A0 -sharevts
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Share virtual terminals with another =A0X =A0serv=
er, =A0if
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 supported by the OS.
>
> Google finds pages such as https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultiseatX
> that should have more information.
>
> --
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0-Alan Coopersmith- =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0alan.coopersmith@oracle.=
com
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Oracle Solaris Platform Engineering: X Window System
>
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