[KLUG Members] multiple X server

[Adam Williams]

> > How to start multiple X server on Intel 815e chipset based motherboard . I
> > have tried startx -display :1:0 but it is giving me error that X server is
> > already running on display 0 .
> > Pls help
> Here's how I do it:
> perry ~$ X :1 &
> <wait for X to start>
> perry ~$ export DISPLAY=:1
> perry ~$ exec wmaker &
> That will start an X server on :1 and start windowmaker on it.  You might 
> have problems if you try to start the same Window Manager or Desktop 
> Environment on different displays (I don't know if they like to lock files 
> or anything), but you can have a LOT of them running.  I once ran... what, 
> 4 ? 5?   

If you login as the same person in more than one X server, and run all
but the simplest window manager and apps, you are probably steaming
towards trouble.

Is there a way to emalate/fake Xinerama?