Ah! I would not have guessed that would be how it could be made to work. I just found your launchpad ticket that describes this use case @ https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1356332
I'm going to check that out as a starting point and try to get a bit more up to speed. Thanks! -G On Nov 24, 2014 8:10 AM, "Laércio de Sousa" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > In principle it's possible to do this using a nested-X-server approach. It > will require you to > 1. Provide a Upstart/systemd service, that starts before LightDM/GDM, > which launches a bare Xorg server spanning all avaliable outputs. > 2. Install package xserver-xorg-video-nested (available in Ubuntu > Multiseat PPA) and provide a suitable xorg.conf. > > I'll try to write a tutorial in Ubuntu Multiseat wiki ASAP. > > Kind regards, > > Em Mon Nov 24 2014 at 07:47:29, Garth Dahlstrom <[email protected]> > escreveu: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm not sure where to ask this question, so I am posting it to your list. >> (I can't post to "Answers", or I would have posted it there) >> >> I have an Asus Chromebox running Ubuntu 14.10 which has an Intel video >> card with an HDMI and a DisplayPort port and 4 usb ports. >> >> The video card is able to power both video outputs simultaneously, but I >> would like to split them into seats so that input can be segregated from >> the displays so I can run one seat with MytthTV/XMBC and other with a >> monitor for doing work. >> >> My question is whether it is possible to assign outputs on the same video >> cards to different seats? If so, how do I go about configuring that? >> (lightdm.conf w/ 2 seats each to different xorg.confs? what do I do in >> each? Or 1 xorg.conf with some extra tags?) >> >> Hopefully you can point me in the right direction. >> >> Cheers, >> >> -G >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-multiseat >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-multiseat >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >
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