[mythtv-users] 350TV out second Monitor

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On 7/7/06, Dan Wilga <mythtv-users at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu> wrote:
>
> I asked about this some time ago, and got the response that it wasn't
> possible. (X locks up when I try; you didn't say what happens to you,
> so I'd be interested to know if it's any different.)
>
> What I do instead is run two separate instances of X, and use a
> different "ServerLayout" section in xorg.conf for each. Then, when
> staring X, I pass the name of this layout using the "-layout"
> parameter and a different display number like ":1". For example:
>
>    startx -- :1 -layout AlternateLayout
>
> I actually have this automated in a script that will switch between
> the two setups via a remote keypress detected by LIRC.
>

Dan -

Can you publish (or send via private email) the xorg.conf that allows you to
do that?  I was thinking of trying this configuration, and it's encouraging
to know that somebody else already has it working.
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