how exactly does X11 work with virtual terminals?

[James Strother]

Awesome.  That is exactly what I needed.  Thanks!


On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Alan Coopersmith
<alan.coopersmith at oracle.com> wrote:
> On 12/19/11 14:20, James Strother wrote:
>>
>> Quite honestly, I have only a basic understanding for what the
>> virtual terminals are and how they work, so I am baffled as to
>> how I would resolve this issue. Does Xorg really need a virtual
>> terminal, or can I start it without one? Is there another way to
>> sort this out?
>
>
> Sounds like you need the flag that was originally added for the
> multiseat support in Xorg:
>
>     -sharevts
>             Share virtual terminals with another  X  server,  if
>             supported by the OS.
>
> Google finds pages such as https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultiseatX
> that should have more information.
>
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>        -Alan Coopersmith-        alan.coopersmith at oracle.com
>         Oracle Solaris Platform Engineering: X Window System
>