[ale] Two console users on one system--is it possible?

[Michael D. Hirsch]

On Wednesday 29 January 2003 09:41 am, Geoffrey wrote:
> Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > There is no content in that paragraph, or I'm too stupid to see it.
> >
> > I'll try one more time.  In the section InputDevice it says:
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >      Identifier "Keyboard1"
> >      Driver "Keyboard"
> >      Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
> >      Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> >      Option "XkbOptions" ""
> > EndSection
> >
> > So, which is the keyboard device?  All it says is 'Driver "Keyboard"'
> > which does not tell me which device (and I mean linux device as in
> > /dev/xxx) it is.  If I knew how to distiguish two keyboards into two
> > differenct InputDevice entries then I'd be able to use X as you
> > suggest.
>
> I (finally) understand what you mean.  I believe this entry is the
> default for the standard keyboard.  If you're going to use a different
> device, you can add it as:
>
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/keyboard0"
>
> Or whatever.
>
> One quick note, I did a search on google and found a reference to a guy
> who's doing exactly what you want to do.  I didn't read the whole link,
> but here they are:
>
> http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/3100/1/
> http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/multiuser/

Ah, very nice.  This is what I was looking for and not finding.  Many 
thanks.  These do require patches to XFree, which is kinda embarrassing 
for XFree, IMHO.

> Of course if you get this working, you will be required to do a
> presentation on it at one of the ALE meetings. :)

That would be my pleasure.  I'm tired of other people talking all the time, 
dammit!.

Thanks again,

Michael
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