[mythtv-users] create myth session on second monitor

Chris Ribe chrisribe at gmail.com
Sat Dec 2 02:25:34 UTC 2006


On 12/1/06, Grégory Trélat <gregory.trelat at lolitech.fr> wrote:
>
>  Duncan Thomas wrote:
>  Mitchell Gore wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to figure out how to run myth frontend on my second monitor. I
> have a nVidia 6600GT video card. On the VGA i have my monitor and on the DVI
> I have a Infocus 4805. Would it be possible to have the front end run on the
> 4805 and have my remote, control that. Then on my monitor have that be my
> desktop. But my mouse wouldnt be able to traverse between screens.
>
> Is this possable? I am new to linux/myth so please explain.
>

>
>  Hi,
>
>  There is a solution for doing this.
>
>  There is a little program named Jail which jail the mouse on 1 one screen.
> (http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_Monitors#Mouse_Jail:_How_to_lock_your_mouse_in_the_monitor)
>
>  For the focus problem, you must patch mythfrontend.
>


It is possible to run 2 independent X sessions and assign a mouse and
a monitor exclusively to one of those sessions - I think.

I have no idea how to accomplish it either.


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