Cannot start second X server with xinit -- :4; startx
I suspect this can be resolved quickly. All I want to do is start a second X server. I tried
$ xinit -- :4 vt8
$ startx
(I'm using display 4 because I have 3 virtual X servers running already.)
But I get an error saying "Server is already active for display 0". I used to use multiple X servers before so I think I just forgot how to do it and making some silly mistake.
As far as I understand, the "xinit -- :4 vt8" can be executed anywhere. I've tried all four combinations of executing "xinit -- :4 vt8" from display 0 and tty2, and "startx" from display 0 and tty8, but I get the same error each time.
Help would be very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Jeremy
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