> Can XFree86, with any known graphics hardware configuration, handle two >separate users running two separate XFree desktops on the same PC? These two >users would log in separately, but share machine resources. ssh is not an >option. Yes. You should use unofficial patches. > The best solution, in my mind, would be if a single dual-head graphics >adapter could be used such that one user is on one monitor and the other >user is on a second monitor. Will not work in my end! > Less compelling, but still acceptable in my specific case, would be a >second graphics adapter, PCI-based, that displayed the second desktop. Dual-user works for me since APR-2002 and triple user since SEP-2002. This mean 1 AGP and 2 PCI video adapters. Also 2 PS/2 keyboards, 1 USB keyboard, 2 serial mice, 1 USB mice. This system runs with Nvidia video adapters only and Nvidia closed source drivers. This one allow run two GLX applications (like Quake3) run simultaneous. Linux already can serve multiple sound cards. So I use 3 sound cards. Each user has X server, sound device. Each user has video adapter, keyboard, mouse, sound card. http://startx.times.lv/ http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO/ Advantages: Cheap full independ second (triple) head. CPU power utilization. Disadvantages: Unfortunately applying the kernel patch and system set up is not easy task. GLX performace is not wery good if 3 instances of Quake3 run simultaneous. User's workplace must be placed near each, because cables are short. Some video adapters are enemy by default and will not run simultaneous. > Is anything like this possible? Can the two monitors be considered as two >completely separate displays by XFree? Yep. I have success report about system with 4 concurent X servers (Inet cafe or similar). > If it matters, I had intended to run Gentoo Linux if I can. You can use any distro. Aivils Stoss _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
