[systemd-devel] send -isolateDevice and -config option to Xserver

[Floris]

Op Sat, 23 Nov 2013 01:39:33 +0100 schreef Laércio de Sousa  
<lbsousajr at gmail.com>:

>
> Hi Floris!
>
> The best option for you is to use Nouveau open-source drivers with your  
> NVIDIA card, because they are more systemd->friendly.
>
> If you really need the proprietary NVIDIA drivers, you'll need to  
> recompile xorg-server with Oleg Samarin's patch for >option MatchSeat in  
> xorg.conf. Search in the october-november archives of xorg-devel mailing  
> list. I'm currently using >these patches in my opensuse Repo.
>
> Best regards,
> Em 22/11/2013 21:15, "Floris" <jkfloris at dds.nl> escreveu:
>> Dear systemd Maintainers,
>>
>> I am still struggling to get multiseat working with systemd 204,  
>> gdm3.10 and gnome3.10.
>> Last week Debian Testing has released Gnome 3.8 but unfortunately gdm3  
>> is was build
>> without systemd support, so I tried the experimental 3.10 version with  
>> systemd.
>>
>> Unfortunately I can't figure out how to pass options to the Xserver,  
>> because the nvidia
>> driver needs an "-isolateDevice" and/ or a "-config" option to get a  
>> working multiseat.
>>
>> I have set the master-of-seat rule for udev and loginctl seat-status  
>> seat0 and seat1
>> shows the right devices for each seat.
>>
>> But without the -isolateDevice option the first seat Xserver grabs the  
>> two Nvidia cards
>> leaving the second with an "Error no screens found" message.
>>
>> I hope someone can explain me how the two Xservers are started. I think  
>> that
>> /lib/systemd/systemd-multi-seat-x start the second Xserver with a gdm3  
>> for seat1
>> But does it also start seat0? And how can I send the -isolateDevice  
>> option
>> to the Xservers?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> floris
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Thanks for pointing me to Oleg patches. This solution works perfect.
Why isn't his contribution merged?
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2013-September/037946.html

thanks,

floris
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