This is a discussion on Re: How to read events from usb keyboard/mouse - FreeBSD ; --nextPart1271444.pzvAnqm4Ma Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Girish Venkatachalam wrote: > On 17:41:58 Nov 13, Mario Augusto Mania wrote: > > Hi All > > > > I user linux to make a multiseat ...
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Girish Venkatachalam wrote:
> On 17:41:58 Nov 13, Mario Augusto Mania wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > I user linux to make a multiseat system, but, i wold like to user
> > freebsd to do it. The problem is: how to read a evento from
> > individual usb keyboard/mouse? In linux, i use evdev driver in xorg
> > (or Xephyr modified), but, in FreeBSd? what i will use?
>
> I don't think xephyr/xnest would be the best way to do multiseat in
> linux. I much prefer alternative approaches.
Couldn't you just run N copies of X (one for each head) and tell them=20
which mouse & keyboard device to use in each config file?
ie don't use sysmouse or kbdmux.
=2D-=20
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