From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264549AbTLMK2v (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Dec 2003 05:28:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264553AbTLMK2u (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Dec 2003 05:28:50 -0500 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20]:22160 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S264549AbTLMK2t (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Dec 2003 05:28:49 -0500 Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 11:28:47 +0100 (MET) From: "Svetoslav Slavtchev" To: John Bradford Cc: opengeometry@yahoo.ca, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <200312131020.hBDAKFji000447@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> Subject: Re: Multiple keyboard/monitor vs linux-2.6? X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Authenticated: #20183004 Message-ID: <2497.1071311327@www59.gmx.net> X-Mailer: WWW-Mail 1.6 (Global Message Exchange) X-Flags: 0001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Quote from William Park : > > On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 12:09:05AM +0100, Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote: > > > if you just want muliple X users bruby/ ruby should work as stable as > > > 2.4 /2.6 (works at least for 20-25 people i helped, reading the howto > > > and getting it up), > > > > > > but if you want multiple virtual terminals, you'll have to experiment > :-) > > > and read a lot the linuxconsole ml, as it's not yet documented > > > > Multiple X users (via xdm login) is what I'm looking for. X-terminal is > > the canonical answer. In the light of recent development in PXE support > > which effectively eliminated third-party packages like Etherboot, > > Netboot, Rom-a-matic, and LTSP, I was wondering if it's possible to go > > the next logical step and eliminate motherboard/case as well. > > > > This would be ideal for home market, where you want multiple users (ie. > > kids) but with only one PC. Sell it as "Linux Mainframe"... :-) > > Search the archives - this comes up every few months on LKML. > > John. > with the small difference that now it's doable, and previously mostly impossible /* ya i know that Miguel solution exist quite a long time * already, but it's a bit hard to use it on systems with more * then 2 users and configuring the input devices is not easy, * optimal, and tere is no way to get multi-user virtual consoles * * ruby doesn't have this issues */ best, svetljo -- +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More +++ Neu: Preissenkung für MMS und FreeMMS! http://www.gmx.net