Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:01:11 +0200 | From | Zoltan Szecsei <> | Subject | Re: multiple independent keyboard kernel support |
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Helge Hafting wrote:
>>I would prefer to see "official and permanent" support for this as then >>when HW & drivers & kernels develop in the future, this capability will >>always be (immediately) available - and not have to wait for patches. >> >> >> > >"evdev" in the kernel already separates out independent keyboards. >Isolatedevice lets several xservers run indepenmdently. There isn't >much missing, although there are minor troubles where starting one >xserver might mess up the video timing for another. (Solution: >start xserver in an appropriate order, to be found by experimentation) >Another minor problem - it won't work with every combination of video cards, >only some. >Still - when it works you even get to run accelerated 3D on >the independent heads. Nice for game parties. > > > This is by far the best news I could have hoped for.
>> >> >I hope this helps. > > Definitely yes. Helge, thank you very much for taking the time to respond to my (lengthy) query. I will be away for a few weeks, but will try this in full during early October.
I have in the meantime unsubscribed from linux-kernel so please use my direct address if you need to discuss anything further.
Kind regards, Zoltan
>Helge Hafting > > > >
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