[rockerduck]

I've red around this forum that is possible to run XBMC fullscreen in a separate monitor after set two separate screen and separate xsessions.
I run Ubuntu 8.10 but through "Nvidia xserver settings" I can only set twinview, xinerama or "separate xscreen".
I tried the last option but I have problem launching normal applications such as firefox (gives me a blank error popup).
I want to run xbmc fullscreen in my second 32'' monitor while gnome runs on the first monitor. It's not necessary to have any window manager on the 32'', I only want to run xbmc fullsc.
Here is my xorg.conf (now in twinview mode).. with two dvi monitors (DFP-0, DFP-1)
Any help to configure two separate screens is appreciated... thank you:

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Samsung S/M 151D"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 60.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Configured Video Device"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 8400 GS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "Configured Video Device"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "1"
    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0"
    Option         "metamodes" "DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +1024+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

[mythmaster]

This should help get you started --> http://http.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/...dix-p.html

[rockerduck]

Thank you mythmaster. That's a good starting point to study about. I saw that few people here has already done that and hope they give me a hand ...

[mythmaster]

Yeah, sorry...it's been a few years since I did it, and I don't remember the particulars except for the fundamentals that you need 2 device sections (and screens, of course) in xorg.conf and that you tell <insert app here> to run on a particular display (but I don't remember the command-line arguments).

It can certainly be done. Hopefully, someone else here running a similar setup can be of more assistance.

[bnb]

I just got this working. Man learning Linux and setting up XBMC while learning it is not fun, but a good experience.
I setup Nvidia X to run to separate X Screens.

This thread helped me.
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.ph...43421.html


Basically, I created a txt file called xbmctv
In it i put:

#! /bin/sh

# RunXBMC on screen :0.1
export DISPLAY=:0.1
xbmc

Then, make file executable (in properties). I had to go to Preferences in the Explorer window and tell it not to prompt me if I want to view or run a txt executable.

Now I have to figure out how to run this from the remote.