Re: Independ multiple users on G550

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

>> I mean linuxconsole.sf.net.
>> Latest CVS do not need vt3.diff and rc1.patch.
>> Overlapped code removed and fbcon should pop up properly.

as well suspicious
http://startx.times.lv/ruby-260t9-CVS-20031115.tar.bz2

>so i'll have to start over with the compilation :-)
>could you send me/upload the new code ( i still don't trust sf's cvs)
>
><me sucks EAGAIN>
>the old kernel , the one i used the last time for testing
>does work with multiple framebuffer consoles :-)
>i probably missed smth the previous time
>:-) yes it works with 2users on the 2 heads :-)

2 heads of one matrox or another video adapters?

>but when i start x
>
>1.)
>on the second head i can not switch to console
>in the X log
>"Failed to switch consoles (No such device or address)"

Second head uses /dev/vc/17 to /dev/vc/32 , but xf86 will
switch Ctrl-Alt-F1 == /dev/vc/1 to neighbour console.
You van applay primitive patch
--- xc-changed/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Events.c
2003-02-20 04:20:52.000000000 +0000
+++ xc-changed/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Events.chg.c
2003-11-26 16:28:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ extern void  XTestStealMotionData();
   EqEnqueue((ev))

 #endif
-
+#define VT_SHIFT 16
+
 /*
  * The first of many hacks to get VT switching to work under
  * Solaris 2.1 for x86. The basic problem is that Solaris is supposed
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ xf86ProcessActionEvent(ActionEvent actio
 #if defined(QNX4)
         xf86Info.vtRequestsPending = vtno;
 #else
-        if (ioctl(xf86Info.consoleFd, VT_ACTIVATE, vtno) < 0)
+        if (ioctl(xf86Info.consoleFd, VT_ACTIVATE, vtno + VT_SHIFT) < 0)
          ErrorF("Failed to switch consoles (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
 #endif
     }


>2.)
>if i switch to console on the first head and then back to X,
>i get the X(head 1) running on both heads
>X(head2) continues to work, but as console swicthing doesn't work
>on X (head 2) i can not activate it,or switch to VC
>(needs more testing, tmp workaround kill X(head2) and restart it,
>or do not switch to VC on 1st head)

Matrox driver?

>3.)
> gdm locks the PC
>(may be needs some tweaking, testing
> starting X from fb console works in the already described way)

Aivils