Alternate Xorg session with desktop [SOLVED]

My goal is to run multiple X sessions with separate openbox and KDE enviroments.
I open TTY6 with alt+ctrl+F6 and run xinit /usr/bin/openbox -- :1 and my new and shiny openbox opens nicely.
The problem is, that when I return to my KDE with alt+ctrl+F7 and then try to switch to my still running openbox instance - I see only running xorg messages on my TTY6 but no desktop.
I can kill xorg on TTY6 with ctrl+C and start openbox session again, but it's still very annoying.
I can start that other xorg session with any desktop enviroment, even altrnate KDE, but the result is the same, console screen with running xorg messages.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Last edited by uhuu (2013-03-12 23:37:57)

You're welcome.
A TTY can't be both a terminal and an X server. For example, on my computer, when my computer boots it automatically makes TTY1 my X server. Then I go to TTY2 and use the "startx -- :1" command, and the new X server starts on TTY3.
The same thing happened before systemd, except traditionally it was TTY1 - TTY6 for terminals and TTY7 - TTY10 for X servers, so it was easier to know where things were going to be (you can still setup systemd to behave that way)
Also, I don't think "TTY" is the correct word to use... But I don't know the correct term.

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Hope this is the right forum.
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(**) Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
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(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
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1: [0xb7f7c420]
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3: [0x1]
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Hi all..
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http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB19300
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Thanks.”

Hi All,
Massivesystem the idea made me think and digged through the logs again. - Thanks!
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It was down to me (user error).
Previous: ou=Desktops,ou=Windows7,DC=removed,DC=uk,3
Actual: ou=Desktops,ou=Windows 7,DC=removed,DC=uk,3 - see space between Windows 7.
There is one outstanding issue.
Appears my initial thought below was incorrect:
"This week I was requested to build a fresh XP image [WINXPx86] as an interim measure which should be deployed to OU1 irrelevant if a Desktop or Laptop.
For this task sequence I have added the machine to add to 'OU 1' and works."
Any machine within TS [WINXPx86] should go in a container specified - NOT Desktop or Laptop.
When [WINXPx86] runs it uses the ByDesktop or ByLaptop query and places in that OU. Can I work around this?
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