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Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:<3DC8F963.4080305@iprimus.com.au>...
> Russell wrote:
> > jc wrote:
> > 
> >> I don't know if this can be done but I'm trying to see whether I can
> >> get two independent displays and two independent mice working.  I'm
> >> using Redhat 7.3 with Xfree 4.2.0 and a matrox g450 dual head card.
> >>
> >> Basically, I have two monitors and two mice hooked up (a serial and a
> >> ps/2) and I want one mouse and its associated cursor to work on one
> >> screen independent of the other mouse.  ie. two independent cursors
> >> working on two independent screens.  Is this even possible?
> > 
> > 
> > In XF86Config-4, make an input section for each mouse and keyboard.
> > Make two ServerLayout sections, each with its own mouse, keyboard,
> > and screen. Make sure xinerama is off. The screen in the first
> > ServerLayout should be assigned "0", and the second ServerLayout
> > should be assigned "1".
> > 
> > Start two instances of X with different serverlayout options.
> > startx -- -layout FirstLayout
> > startx -- -layout SecondLayout
> 
> It may work with both screens assigned "0" (just guessing...)

Thanks for the answer.  I edited my config file to the above but when
I try to start the second instance of X, it gives:

Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0.  If this
server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again.

How do I get the two instances to work together?