On 11/24/05, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/23/05, Sudev Barar <sbarar at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Way out: > > 1. Connect the projector > > 2. Switch to console with Alt+Ctl+F1 (or F2...) > > 3. Toggle to projector setting (or shared setting) As you are in text > > the projector will beam the command line. > > 4. Start another X session by command startx -- :1 > > > > This works for me almost always subject to X resolution being within > > power of projector. By experience mostly 1024x768 works. > > > > Thanks, I'll try that next time I'm near a projector. > > Oops, there must be more to it. When I try 'startx -- :1 on tty2, I > get a log of messages from X, none of them errors, but no X screen on > tty8 (or ???). This is now a bit <OT>, so if you want to respond in a > new thread, that's OK. startx -- :1 Watch spaces before and after -- You can also try startx -- :2 You do not have to switch to tty8 because as soon as X starts the console switches automatically. HTH -- Sudev Barar Learning Linux