Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-20 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 06:27:04PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: :on Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 01:59:56PM -0500, Jonathan D. Proulx ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: : :> The question didn't involve xapps over the network, but a lazyman's :> way to start a full xsession on the local machine from within a

Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-19 Thread ktb
On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 06:27:04PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > on Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 01:59:56PM -0500, Jonathan D. Proulx ([EMAIL > PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > The question didn't involve xapps over the network, but a lazyman's > > way to start a full xsession on the local machine from wi

Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-19 Thread kmself
on Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 01:59:56PM -0500, Jonathan D. Proulx ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > The question didn't involve xapps over the network, but a lazyman's > way to start a full xsession on the local machine from within a > running xsession (for use with different display depth I belive) I've

Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-19 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 01:37:06PM -0500, D-Man wrote: :On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:43:07PM -0500, Jonathan D. Proulx wrote: :[snip] :| edit /etc/X11/Xserver, the file: :Don't open up your X server, just enable X forwarding over the ssh :tunnel. Then you can simply ssh in, then run any X apps. : :

Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-19 Thread D-Man
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:43:07PM -0500, Jonathan D. Proulx wrote: [snip] | edit /etc/X11/Xserver, the file: | | --- | /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 | Console | | The first line in this file is the full pathname of the default X | server. | The second line shows who is allowed to run the X server: | Root

Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-18 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 09:58:42AM -0600, Dave Sherohman wrote: :On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 06:05:14AM -0800, Xucaen wrote: :> is there a practicle reason for doing this? What :> is the purpose? : :I'm not the original requester and I assume that he has a different/better :reason but... : :I normally

Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-17 Thread Brian Stults
Xucaen wrote: > > Hi all, curious here, > is there a practicle reason for doing this? What > is the purpose? > > xucaen > I am using win4lin to run mswindows applications (in fact, mswindows itself) from within linux. You can run the mswindows session in a window in X, or you can start a new X

Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-17 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 06:05:14AM -0800, Xucaen wrote: > is there a practicle reason for doing this? What > is the purpose? I'm not the original requester and I assume that he has a different/better reason but... I normally run X in at least 24 bpp (32 if the video card can do it at my preferred

Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-17 Thread Cliff Sarginson
> > --- "David B. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > The first X session's display is :0 . You have > > to tell 'startx' to start > > a new X session, on a display other that :0. > > For instance, > > > > startx -- :1 > > > > Would start a second X session, accessible by > > CTRL+ALT+F8. Y

curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-17 Thread Xucaen
--- "David B. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The first X session's display is :0 . You have > to tell 'startx' to start > a new X session, on a display other that :0. > For instance, > > startx -- :1 > > Would start a second X session, accessible by > CTRL+ALT+F8. You can also > embed an X

Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-16 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 05:55:40PM -0500, Brian Stults wrote: :Is it possible from within X to start another session of X on a diffent :console? I know I can just Ctrl-Alt-F2, login, and then startx. Then I :could toggle between Ctrl-Alt-F7 and Ctrl-Alt-F8. However, I would like :to accomplish t

Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-16 Thread David B . Harris
To quote Warren Turkal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # I believe that he is having the same probs that I have. Normal user can't # startx, but root can. Is there a group they need to be a part of? What's the exact error? David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or dea

Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-16 Thread Erik Steffl
Jeremy wrote: > > >Is it possible from within X to start another session of X on a diffent > >console? I know I can just Ctrl-Alt-F2, login, and then startx. Then I > >could toggle between Ctrl-Alt-F7 and Ctrl-Alt-F8. However, I would like > >to accomplish the same thing without dropping down t

Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-16 Thread Jeremy
>Is it possible from within X to start another session of X on a diffent >console? I know I can just Ctrl-Alt-F2, login, and then startx. Then I >could toggle between Ctrl-Alt-F7 and Ctrl-Alt-F8. However, I would like >to accomplish the same thing without dropping down to a console. When I >try

Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-16 Thread Warren Turkal
On Tuesday 16 January 2001 17:33, David B. Harris wrote: > To quote Brian Stults <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > # Is it possible from within X to start another session of X on a > diffent > # console? I know I can just Ctrl-Alt-F2, login, and then startx. Then > I > # could toggle between Ctrl-Alt-F7 and

Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-16 Thread David B . Harris
To quote Brian Stults <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # Is it possible from within X to start another session of X on a diffent # console? I know I can just Ctrl-Alt-F2, login, and then startx. Then I # could toggle between Ctrl-Alt-F7 and Ctrl-Alt-F8. However, I would like # to accomplish the same thing w