It is possible that some graphics hardware had virtual defined instances in the hardware and/or multiple virtual screens. It would depend on what the video hardware, what the video driver supports and if the if the software used said features. I have never seen 2 X sessions with the same graphics hardware work successfully. 2 X sessions with separate video cards works(needs a lot of manual config file work), one session with real hardware and one with fully virtual hardware (vnc) works, not 2 using the same hardware. On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM Patrick Dupre <pdupre@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > If was not the case in the past. > > Why a user could not open 2 x sessions? > > =========================================================================== > Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre@xxxxxxx > =========================================================================== > > > > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM > > From: "Roger Heflin" <rogerheflin@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: "Patrick Dupre" <pdupre@xxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: startx > > > > The graphics hardware/software is not setup to work with 2 x-servers > > running on the same graphics device, each X server expect to have > > total control, and is not coded to share with a 2nd instance. > > > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM Patrick Dupre via users > > <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have one x session running, but I wish to open a second one > > > I try to open a session text mode and then > > > startx -- :2 > > > but I get > > > > > > xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL, for I/O (Operation not permitted) > > > (II) modeset(0): Initializing kms color map for depth 24, 8 bpc. > > > xinit: connection to X server lost > > > > > > waiting for X server to shut down (II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > =========================================================================== > > > Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre@xxxxxxx > > > =========================================================================== > > > > > > > > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > > > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue > > -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
