[Pat the Rat]

My Vaio notebook runs Mandrake 8 and my desktop uses an evil OS from Redmond. I have a KVM switch. The Mandrake install was performed and X configured to use the LCD, keyboard, and USB mouse native to the notebook. Can xfree be configured to allow two different machine profiles - one using the native hardware and one for the CRT, keyboard, and mouse from my desktop? I would like to be able to invoke something like startx vaio or startx desk. Can this be done? Some folks tell me it is so, but none have come up with how.

Thanx,
Pat

[lynch]

I doubt there's an easy way,if any.X-windows is configured system-wide as a client/server setup.There may be a way to setup multiple clients on the same machine but just how,I've never heard.
lynch

[Pat the Rat]

Thanks for the reply. I hope someone can think of something I can do. I hate to configure the notebook soley for the desktop monitor, etc. and have to run xfree config every time I go "on the road".

[codejockey]

I've probably missed something here, so apologies in advance ...

Is it as simple as having two XF86Config files and switching between them? Part of your startx script might check to see what argument, if any, was passed and specify the appropriate config file.

As I said, I've probably overlooked something, and I don't have the luxury of a KVM switch to experiment with, but (famous last words) "it seems like it ought to work"

Hope this helps.

[lynch]

Hey,codejockey.That sounds like it would work.
I dont have a KVM(really should ) to fool with either but it may not even matter.
But like I said before,it wont be easy.
lynch

[Pat the Rat]

Here's something else to think about: what if you have a notebook with a docking station? Same situation, the docking station has a CRT, PS/2 KB, and PS/2 mauz hooked up - the notebook needs two configuration files to be useful, no?

I'm going to try to config two startx files and save them with different names. I'll let you know what happens.

Pat the Rat