Re: re:Dual monitor/dual video card setup in FC3

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Hi all,

It is my first message to this list. I'm working in packages to sistem
independently (six-head), look my url:
http://www.insignesoftware.com/produtos/sixsystem.php

package download:
http://oraculo.insignesoftware.com/current/Six-System/Six-2.0/

Happy Christmas to all.

Regards
Alexandre Penasso Teixeira



Em Sex, 2004-12-17 às 13:50, Kim Lux escreveu:
> I just set up dual monitor support with an Nvidia card in FC3.  It uses
> twinview.  Yours is different.  I don't see anything obviously wrong
> with your setup.  I've got a couple questions/suggestions:
> 
> a) Are all the commands in your file supported by your video drivers ?
> For example: xinerama and clone ?  Or are these X commands and all cards
> will support them ?
> 
> b) Does that xorg.conf file boot up ?  Which monitor views ?
> 
> c) If it boots, I'd try to get each individual monitor running
> individually before going to the dual head boot.  Have you done that ?
> 
> d) Once that works, can you run it in clone mode ?  Ie can you get both
> monitors to display the same thing ?
> 
> d) Once you get that going, the next thing I'd look at is the "Viewport"
> numbers.  I'm not sure that they are needed/correct.  Another place to
> look at the viewport numbers is by right clicking on the desktop->
> configure desktop -> display -> multiple monitors
> 
> I'd also look at the README that Nvidia has with their drivers.  It has
> suggestions for difficult circumstances, ie older monitors, etc. that
> might be helpful. 
> 
> See my nvidia twinview xorg.conf file below.  This isn't a perfect
> setup, ie it could be improved, but it works pretty well.  
> 
> Hope this helps. 
> 
>  
> #  Xorg.conf as manually prepared by Kim Lux
> #  Supports dual monitors on HP ZD7000 laptop
> #  Uses the Nvidia GeForce FX Go5700 video card
> #  as present in an HP zd7000 laptop.  It drives
> #  the internal 17" LCD as the first monitor at 1680x150.
> #  It drives a Dell FPW2005 20 inch LCD at 1680x 1050
> #  as the second monitor  
> 
> 
> #*******************************************************************************************
> # Files Section
> #*******************************************************************************************
> 
> Section "Files"
> 
> # RgbPath is the location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name
> of the 
> # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
> # no need to change the default.
> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
> # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
> # the X server to render fonts.
> 	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> 	FontPath     "unix/:7100"
> EndSection
> 
> 
> 
> #*******************************************************************************************
> # Module section
> #*******************************************************************************************
> Section "Module"
> 	Load  "dbe"		# Double buffering
> 	Load  "extmod"	
> 	Load  "fbdevhw"
> 	Load  "glx"
> 	Load  "record"
> 	Load  "freetype"
> 	Load  "type1"
> 	Load  "synaptics"	# Touchpad driver
> 	
> EndSection
> 
> 
> #*******************************************************************************************
> # Input device section
> #*******************************************************************************************
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
> 	Driver      "kbd"
> 	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
> 	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier  "Mouse0"
> 	Driver      "mouse"
> 	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> 	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> 	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier  "Synaptics"
> 	Driver      "synaptics"
> 	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option	    "Protocol" "auto-dev"
> 	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
> EndSection
> 
> #*******************************************************************************************
> # Monitor section
> #*******************************************************************************************
> 
> Section "Monitor" 
>      Identifier "Monitor0" 
>      VendorName "Generic" 
>      ModelName "Flat Panel 1680x1050" 
>      HorizSync 31.5-90 
>      VertRefresh 60 
>      Modeline "1680x1050" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054
> 1087 
>      Option "dpms"
> EndSection 
> 
> Section "Monitor" 
>      Identifier "Monitor1" 
>      VendorName "Generic" 
>      ModelName "Flat Panel 1680x1050" 
>      HorizSync 31.5-90 
>      VertRefresh 60 
>      Modeline "1680x1050" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054
> 1087 
>      Option "dpms"
> EndSection 
> 
> 
> #*******************************************************************************************
> # Graphics device section
> #*******************************************************************************************
> Section "Device" 
>      Identifier "Device0" 
>      VendorName "nVidia Corporation" 
>      BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce FX (generic)" 
>      Driver "nvidia" 
>      Option "DPMS" 
>      Option "MetaModes" "1680x1050,1680x1050" 
> 
>      Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M" 
>      Option "CursorShadow" "0" 
>      #Option "IgnoreEDID" "1" 
>      Option "NoLogo" "0"
>      Option "NvAGP" "1" 
>      #Option "renderAccel" "1" 
>      # Option "HWCursor" "1" 
>      Option "SWCursor" "1" 
>      #Option "DigitalVibrance" "0" 
>      
>      Option "TwinView" "1" 
>      Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-160" 
>      Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-70" 
>      Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf" 
>      
>  EndSection 
>  
> #*******************************************************************************************
> # Screens section
> #*******************************************************************************************
> 
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "Screen0"
> 	Device     "Device0"
> 	Monitor    "Monitor0"
> 	DefaultDepth     24
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     16
> 		Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     24
> 		Modes    "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600"
> "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "Screen1"
> 	Device     "Device0"
> 	Monitor    "Monitor1"
> 	DefaultDepth     24
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     16
> 		Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     24
> 		Modes    "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600"
> "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> 
> 
> 
> #*******************************************************************************************
> # Server Layout Section
> #*******************************************************************************************
> 
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
> 	Identifier     "Dual head configuration"
> 	Screen 0 	"Screen0" LeftOf "Screen1"
> 	Screen 1        "Screen1" 0 0
> 	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> 	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> 	InputDevice    "Synaptics" "AlwaysCore"
> 	#Option "Clone" "on"
> EndSection
> 
> #*******************************************************************************************
> Section "DRI"
> 	Group        0
> 	Mode         0666
> EndSection
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.
> 


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