Re: I'm half on my way...to get it going. (long)

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

Hi :-)
> Hi,
> first: Thanks for your work to get this killer feature running.
> 
> I'm trying to get the local-multiconsole up but am still running into
> problems:
> 
> I installed the debian kernel-sources from schuldei. Build them
> installed them, everything's fine:
> cat /proc/bus/console/*/*
> isa0060/serio0/input0
> 
> usb-0000:00:02.2-1.4/input0
> 
> It seems my 2nd keyboard is on vt18. vt17 is ...?

IMO that's rather strange, the second keyboard(no matter PS2 or USB)
should be bound to vt17 ( /proc/bus/console/01/keyboard ) if the first one
is PS2, but if you can start X on vt18 and use the second keyboard ...?

> I've got a NVIDIA 5600xt. This card has two vga out, but only one
> PCIbusID: PCI:2:0:0 (AGP).

hm
i really doubt it'll work with only one card in case it have only one BusID
the only possibility would be to use framebufers + XFree driver "fbdev"
what's confusing me is that you manage to start X on both heads
(and got the standard XFree behaviour, only 1 Xserver can run at a time)

> My XF86Config looks like this:
> 
> ...
> Section "Device"
>      #DFP (converter)
>      Identifier  "nvidia0"
>      VendorName  "nvidia"
>      BoardName   "asus"
>      Driver "nvidia"
>      Option "NvAGP" "3"
>      Option "NoLogo" "true"
>      Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0"
>      Screen 0
> EndSection
> 
> 
> Section "Device"
>      #CRT
>      Identifier  "nvidia1"
>      VendorName  "nvidia"
>      BoardName   "asus"
>      Driver "nvidia"
>      Option "NvAGP" "3"
>      Option "NoLogo" "true"
>      Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-1"
>      Screen 0
> EndSection
> ...
> Section "ServerLayout"
>      Identifier "sesam0"
>      Screen "sesam0"
> #    Screen 1 "sesam1" rightof "sesam0" <--this works if enabled!
> 
> 
>      InputDevice "logitech0"
>      InputDevice "keyboard0"
> #    Option "SingleCard" "true"  ???meaning
> #    Option "PrefBusID" "PCI:2:0:0" ???meaning
> EndSection
> 
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
>      Identifier "sesam1"
>      Screen "sesam1"
>      InputDevice "logitech1"
>      InputDevice "keyboard1"
> #    Option "SingleCard" "true"
> #    Option "PrefBusID" "PCI:2:0:0"
> EndSection
> 
> I downloaded the deb packges for X from schuldei (compiling X is a
> horror), did two links X0 and X1 to XFree86. Modified my gdm.conf:
> 
> 0=Standard0 -layout sesam0 vt7
> 1=Standard1 -layout sesam1 vt18
> 
> [server-Standard0]
> name=Standard server0
> command=/usr/local/bin/X0  -deferglyphs 16 -nolisten tcp -audit 0
> flexible=true
> 
>           [server-Standard1]
> name=Standard server 1
> command=/usr/local/bin/X1  -deferglyphs 16 -nolisten tcp -audit 0
> flexible=true

i'm not sure is related,but  i use/ would use
-----------------
          [server-Standard1]
 name=Standard server 1
 command=/usr/local/bin/X1  :1 -deferglyphs 16 -nolisten tcp -audit 0
-layout sesam1 vt18
-----------------

> BUT!!! If I start gdm following happens:
> sesam0 on CRT-0 gets started (got picture every thing's fine)
> but if sesam1 is started the first console goes into sleepmode and the
> second console is fired up (on wich everything's fine). So I can't work
> on both console at the same time :-(((.
> I got exactly the same behavior on an unpatched kernel (though I could
> switch between vt7 and vt8 and switched from one console to the other).

that's the standard Xfree behaviour, only one X server can run at a time
 you should use
> What did I do wrong?
> What do the X options PrefBusID, SingleCard exactly mean?

as you are using a single card with only one BusID does Options can not be
used :(
you should use "echo 1 >  /proc/bus/pci/hackvideo"
and if it does work, you'll probably want to add it to your init scripts :-)


> Could this be a flaw in the Nvidia drivers? Though it works if used with 
>   two screens and "LeftOf".
> 
> BTW: I'm not useing framebuffer, just VGA.
> 
> Took me 4 days to get this far...don't tell me it's not working :-)
hm don't know what to say :-( 
it'll will work with two cards, but with one ?

> Thanks for help, and sorry for the long posting.

long posting is not a prob :-)
but some essential info is missing, what about posting
dmesg, XFree logs , ....
 the kernel from Andreas is based ? ruby ? bruby?  which version ?

best,

svetljo

PS.
please take a lbref look at my howto
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO/index.html
at least the following section i think could answer some of your questions
2.1. Known Limitations
4.1. Do I need a modified X server?

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