Thanks Wayne, Now I know it's working, I should be able to make changes to XF86Config and get my box going. -- Sundar Wayne Conrad wrote: >Sundar, > >Thanks for writing that message. I have always wondered how to run multiple X servers on one box, and thanks to you, I know how. > >I know it doesn't help you to solve your problem, but I thought you might like to know that I was able to run a second X server at -depth 8 like you are trying to do (my first X server was running with 24 bits depth). I used the exact same syntax you used. So what you're trying to do works on one computer, just not on yours. > >I wish I could help more than that. But thanks for teaching me something about xfree86 with your question. > >Sincerely, > Wayne Conrad > >On Wed, 27 June 2001, Sundar Narayaenasamy wrote: > >>Hello, >> >>I am trying to have two X sessions, one with 8bpp and other with 16bpp. >> >>This is what I am doing. >> >>Login as 'username' >> >>and enter startx >>(The session starts with 16bit ) >> >>Then do (CTL+ALT+F2) >> >>Login as root >> >>and enter 'startx -- :1 -depth 8' >> >>Following is the error message I generate: >> >>Any help is appreciated -Sundar >> >>######################################################################### >> >>XFree86 Version 4.0.2 / X Window System >>(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) >>Release Date: 18 December 2000 >>If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is >>newer than the above date, look for a newer version before >>reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) >>Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE >>Module Loader present >>(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.1.log", Time: Wed Jun 27 11:36:11 2001 >>(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" >>Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, >>(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, >>(WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown. >>(==) ServerLayout "Layout[all]" >>(**) |-->Screen "Screen[0]" (0) >>(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor[0]" >>(**) | |-->Device "Device[0]" >>(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard[0]" >>(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" >>(**) XKB: model: "pc101" >>(**) XKB: layout: "us" >>(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse[1]" >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest" does not exist. >>Entry deleted from font path. >>(**) FontPath set to >>"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID" >>(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" >>(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" >>(--) using VT number 8 >> >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a >>(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a >>(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a >>(II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 >>(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a >>(--) PCI:*(0:1:0) Intel i810e rev 3, Mem @ 0xf4000000/26, 0xff000000/19 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a >>(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a >>(II) Module speedo: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a >>(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a >>(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.1.8 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a >>(II) Module glx: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a >>(II) Module GLcore: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a >>(II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a >>(II) Module drm: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o >>(II) Module i810: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o >>(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) I810: Driver for Intel i810 chipset: i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815 >>(--) Chipset i810e found >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a >>(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 >>(++) I810(0): Depth 8, (--) framebuffer bpp 8 >>(==) I810(0): RGB weight 888 >>(==) I810(0): Default visual is PseudoColor >>(--) I810(0): Chipset: "i810e" >>(--) I810(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xF4000000 >>(--) I810(0): IO registers at addr 0xFF000000 >>(WW) AGPIOC_ACQUIRE failed (Device or resource busy) >>(EE) GARTInit: AGPIOC_INFO failed (Invalid argument) >>(**) I810(0): Will alloc AGP framebuffer: 16384 kByte >>(==) I810(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) >>(II) I810(0): Monitor[0]: Using hsync range of 30.00-69.00 kHz >>(II) I810(0): Monitor[0]: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-85.00 Hz >>(II) I810(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 203.00 MHz >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1280x960" deleted (hsync out of range) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1280x1024" deleted (hsync out of range) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1280x1024" deleted (hsync out of range) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (bad mode >>clock/interlace/doublescan) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1792x1344" deleted (bad mode >>clock/interlace/doublescan) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1792x1344" deleted (bad mode >>clock/interlace/doublescan) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1856x1392" deleted (bad mode >>clock/interlace/doublescan) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1856x1392" deleted (bad mode >>clock/interlace/doublescan) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1920x1440" deleted (bad mode >>clock/interlace/doublescan) >>(WW) I810(0): Default mode "1920x1440" deleted (bad mode >>clock/interlace/doublescan) >>(--) I810(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) >>(**) I810(0): Mode "1024x768": 86.7 MHz, 61.9 kHz, 77.2 Hz >>(==) I810(0): DPI set to (75, 75) >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a >>(II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a >>(II) Module xaa: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a >>(II) Module ramdac: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >>compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 >>Symbol VBEInit from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o is >>unresolved! >>Symbol vbeDoEDID from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o >>is unresolved! >>(==) I810(0): Write-combining range (0xf4000000,0x2000000) >>(II) I810(0): Setting dot clock to 86.8 MHz [ 0x2d 0xb 0x20 ] [ 47 13 2 ] >>(II) I810(0): chose watermark 0x22008000: (tab.freq 94.0) >> >>Fatal server error: >>AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0 >> >> >>When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send >>the full server output, not just the last messages. >>This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.1.log". >>Please report problems to feedback@suse.de. >> >>XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":1.0" >>after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. >> >>################################################################################ >> >> >>________________________________________________ >>See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. >> >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>