gdm, as a complete rewrite of xdm, uses its own configuration file, /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf. You should locate the definitions of the local X servers and add additional X servers for the number of cards you have.
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Modifications:
....... [servers] # These are the standard servers. You can add as many you want here # and they will always be started. Each line must start with a unique # number and that will be the display number of that server. Usually just # the 0 server is used. 0=Standard 1=Second ....... |
.............................. # Definition of the standard X server. [server-Standard] name=Standard server command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X0 :0 -deferglyphs 16 -ac vt7 flexible=true [server-Second] name=Second server command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X1 :1 -deferglyphs 16 -xf86config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.[your card] vt9 flexible=true .............................. |
If you use a single XFree configuration file:
.............................. # Definition of the standard X server. [server-Standard] name=Standard server command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X0 :0 -layout first-Xserver -deferglyphs 16 -ac vt7 flexible=true [server-Second] name=Second server command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X1 :1 -layout second-Xserver -deferglyphs 16 vt9 flexible=true .............................. |