Re: problem with XFree86 keyboard

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>I connected a 2nd PS2 keyboard in place of my PS2
>mouse, so I now have 2 PS2 keyboards. I configured
>hotplug and input.rc/input.agent, and using input.rc I
>can control which of my 2 keyboards goes on VT0 or
>VT1.

If You have two keyboards, then You might test both with
1st xf86
startx -- vt7
with 1st keyboard. Then stop it an try
startx -- vt8
with 2nd keyboard same mouse.
Identic You might test 2nd xf86.

>I start my first X on vt06, and it runs just
>fine(though temporarily w/o a mouse). The first X is
>set to use the keyboard assigned to VT0, and it does.
>
>I set my second X to use the VT1 keyboard by using the
>"Dev Phys" option and setting it to
>isa0060/serio1/input0. I set it to use the evdev
>driver. From what I've read, doing that would normally
>require applying a patch to XFree86, but apparently
>that is already applied to the XFree86 shipped with
>debian? though I'm not sure if that applies to debian
>woody, the distribution I'm running.

If You do not apply patch on xf86, then 1st xf86 freezy after
2nd xf86 start. You can use unpatched xf86 according docs.
Write this into XF86Config of both xf86.
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "PciOsConfig" "1"
EndSection

before start any xf86 do this:
echo "1" > /proc/bus/pci/hackvideo

>Then I try starting my second X on vt08, which I've
>set to use the keyboard assigned to VT1. I've tried
>starting the second X either by running the server
>directly (ie 'X :1 -xf86config /etc/X11/XFC_1 vt08')
>and by running a modified startx script (startx1).
>Now, with either one, I don't see anything on the
>screen, its just black, no cursor, the monitor did
>come out of sleep mode, though. Also, I can press CAPS
>lock and NUM lock on the VT1 keyboard and the
>appropriate light does appear on the VT1 Keyboard.
>
>But, also as before, the VT0 keyboard doesn't work.
>When I type, nothing appears on 1st screen, nor does
>pressing CAPS lock or NUM lock cause a light to come
>on.

I think You use unpathced xf86, which one donot allow 2 or more
concurent X servers.
Also Your secondary Nvidia rather will not work with default
driver "nv" shipped with xf86. You should install driver from
www.nvidia.com. Please read out about this:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO/
Nvidia GLX & DRI section.
If You simple install Nvidia drivers, then after instalation You
cannot use ATI Radeon GLX acceleration, instead only GLX acceleration
on Nvidia adapter.

Aivils Stoss