Multi-Seat

[twobit]

Hope this is in the right section, trying to get a multiseat setup going. Kde 4.8.0

Most of these multiseat configs are semi old, but here is what i have gotten running, got both screens running (seperate cards) seperate sessions of X (easy to do threw gui configs) 2 mice and keyboards. all working but linked together. then i setup the xorg.conf in the multiseat config mannor. and this split my mouse/kdb to the correct monitor, but the 2nd monitor never turns on.

I think this is a kdmrc config problem, and no matter how i set that up it always stalls trying to start kde.

any direction would be helpful..

my xorg.conf http://pastebin.com/HnpUJZkU
my starting xorg.conf http://pastebin.com/nRrzMbJF

[twobit]

OK got it working! mostly ....

http://pastebin.com/g4RwTDPt this kdmrc

got it working on that config, and the prev xorg .. that all i changed from my original setup

now how do i get sound working?? Kmix shows nothing for that session.

[DaggyStyle]

[twobit]

no input lag/ everything is wired. second sound card is what i was thinking too. (I personally hate pulseaudio)

have an example .asoundrc ?

[DaggyStyle]

nope sorry, didn't got that far
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[tauflux]

I use this /etc/asound.conf.

I'm still working out whether I need the control sections. I've got a feeling it makes things appear in application drop-down lists for selecting devices.
The Kitchen seat uses device PlugK and the Lounge seat uses device PlugL. Applications that use the default device use PlugA. The 5.1 speakers are in the Kitchen and the side L&R are in the Lounge for the TV.

I'm playing with the Plugupmix device to create 5.1 from stereo audio files.


kitchen@colon ~ $ cat /etc/asound.conf
#########################################
# Alias for hardware
pcm.creative {
type hw
card 0
}

ctl.creative {
type hw
card 0
}

#########################################
# Dmix
pcm.dmix0 {
type dmix
ipc_key 1024
ipc_key_add_uid false # let multiple users share
ipc_perm 0666 # IPC permissions for multi-user sharing (octal, default 0600
slave {
pcm "creative"
rate 44100
channels 8
# periods 128
period_time 0
period_size 1024
buffer_size 8192
}
}

#ctl.dmix0 {
# type hw
# card 0
#}


#########################################
pcm.!default pcm.plugkupmix
#pcm.!default {
# type plug
# slave.pcm "dmix0"
# slave.channels 8
#}


ctl.!default ctl.plugkupmix
#ctl.!default {
# type hw
# card 0
#pcm.plug}

#########################################
pcm.pluga {
type plug
slave.pcm "dmix0"
slave.channels 8
ttable.0.0 1
ttable.1.1 1
ttable.0.2 1
ttable.1.3 1
ttable.0.4 0.5
ttable.1.4 0.5
ttable.0.5 0.5
ttable.1.5 0.5
ttable.0.6 1
ttable.1.7 1
hint {
show on
description "Plug all speakers"
}
}

ctl.pluga {
type hw
card 0
}


#########################################
#########################################
pcm.softvolk {
type softvol
slave.pcm "dmix0"
control.name "SoftvolK"
# control.card 0
# hint {
# show on
# description "SoftvolM"
# }
}

#########################################
pcm.plugk {
type plug
slave.pcm "softvolk"
slave.channels 8
ttable.0.0 1
ttable.1.1 1
ttable.2.2 1
ttable.3.3 1
ttable.4.4 1
ttable.5.5 1
hint {
show on
description "Plug kitchen speakers"
}
}

ctl.plugk {
type hw
card 0
}


#########################################
pcm.plugkupmix {
type plug
slave.pcm "softvolk"
slave.channels 8
ttable.0.0 1
ttable.1.1 1
ttable.0.2 1
ttable.1.3 1
ttable.0.4 0.5
ttable.1.4 0.5
ttable.0.5 0.5
ttable.1.5 0.5
hint {
show on
description "Plug upmix kitchen speakers"
}
}

ctl.plugkupmix {
type hw
card 0
}

#########################################
#########################################
pcm.softvoll {
type softvol
slave.pcm "dmix0"
control.name "SoftvolL"
# control.card 0
# hint {
# show on
# description "SoftvolL"
# }
}

#########################################
pcm.plugl {
type plug
# slave.pcm "routel"
slave.pcm "softvoll"
slave.channels 8
ttable.0.6 1
ttable.1.7 1
hint {
show on
description "Plug lounge speakers"
}
}
kitchen@colon ~ $

[DaggyStyle]

did you got it to work, I'm going to re setup my multiseat this time with a usb sound for the other seat and I'm looking for a way to "attach" the sound cards to the seat without using pulseaudio.

any success on the matter?
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