Re: Still having a problem running second X server on framebuffer.

[Aivils <ai...@un...>]

On Monday 23 August 2004 10:35, dave giffin wrote:
> I am trying to run a regular XFree86 server on an ATI
> radeon 7000, and a second X server on a framebuffer on
> a SiS 630 card, using ruby, to have both on screen at
> the same time.
> When I boot my kernel with dumbcon=2 I get:
> Console: Colour VGA+ 80x25 vc:1-16
> Console: mono dummy device 80x25 vc:17-17
> Console: mono dummy device 80x25 vc:18-18
> Console: switching to colour ATI Radeon QY  80x30
> vc:1-16
> Console: Colour SIS 730 100x37 vc:19-34
> 
> How does the range of vc's relate to /dev/ttyX
> devices?
> Does /dev/tty17 == vc17?

Yep

> 
> :)
You must edit /etc/inittab

<skip>
# Run gettys in standard runlevels
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3
4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4
5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5
6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6
17:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty17
<skip>

last line start additional mingetty specialy for secondary fb device
and dumbcon is unnecessary. linux-ruby automatic bind
fbdev-keyboard pairs as You can see in the dmesg. After editing
inittab, removing dumbcon commandline, You must be able
login via secondary fb device. If You start multiple mingetty
on tty17 tty18 tty19 ... , then You must be able use secondary
keyboard Alt-F1 Alt-F2 Alt-F3 ... keys for vt switching.


Aivils