[mythtv-users] Multiple Displays on the same Machine

[Steve Wilton]

On June 2, 2004 23:27, Thomas M Hughes wrote:

> you move the mouse to the right, it moves onto the frontend screen), I
> want them to be separate displays.  Inputs for the desktop stay on the
> desktop, while inputs for the frontend (ideally, a remote control with
> lirc) remain on the front end.  I'm pretty sure this part shouldn't be a
> problem, as the X11 config will just involve setting up two different
> screens, one for the desktop and one for the television, and not placing
> one to the right of the other.
>
> Here is where I'm slightly stumped.  I would like the desktop machine to
> require a login and password, while I would like the frontend to
> automatically log in and startup mythfrontend.  I can figure out how to
> do one or the other, but apparently not both with gdm.  Either both will
> require a login and password, or neither will, and both will log in to
> the mythfrontend.  Any idea how to solve this problem?

Maybe run two separate X window instances each with their own config file? No 
idea how to do this though, and a lot of overhead.

Steve