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On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, Jack wrote: |
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> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:31:55 |
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> From: Jack <ostroffjh@×××××××××××××××××.net> |
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> Reply-To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: tried desktop profile |
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> On 2020.10.15 00:03, Wols Lists wrote: |
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> >On 14/10/20 22:37, Jack wrote: |
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> >>Why do you need two graphics cards? I've been driving two monitors off each |
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> >>of the last several graphics cards I've used - both nVidia and ATI, from |
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> >>simple PCI to PCIE needing the extra power connector. |
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> >Because I'm not driving two monitors. I'm running a two-user system. AIUI, |
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> >each session needs its own graphics card (which could drive two monitors for |
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> >that user). |
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> Now that would be an interesting project - a single instance of X, but split |
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> between two different users, each on a separate monitor. I agree it's not |
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> feasible now, as xorg runs as the owning user. I would expect Wayland has the |
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> same restriction. Actually, I would find it interesting to have a separate |
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> session on each monitor just in plain text mode. |
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> Was the second graphics card you tried using also PCIE? If so, I wonder if |
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> you might get it to work with a PCI card as the second graphics card. |
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I just found out efi variables are not available on my new system. |
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portage is also upset. |
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!!! Repository 'x-portage is missing masters attribute in |
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'/usr/local/portage/metadata/layout.conf' |
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!!! !!! Set 'masters = gentoo' in this file for future compatibility |
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I don't know what to do to clear this error. |
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