-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 01/17/2011 03:49 PM, ????? wrote: > --- Thomas Cameron <thomas.cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Has anyone gotten three heads set up with Fedora? I >> figure it will >> require the proprietary driver, and while that is >> not optimal, I'm >> willing to do it. I really want to have three >> monitors set up. >> >> If so, how'd you do it? > > One architectural office I'm working with that is *very* > Linux curious wanted to try Fedora on a four-headed > system. > > The system has: > - 1 VGA on-board graphics card (not sure the chipset, > assuming its a standard Intel on-board device) connected > to a ~20" Dell LCD monitor > - 2 nVidia 1Gb Galaxy PCI-E 16 cards (pretty cheap) > connected through their DVI outputs to two large, matching > LG Flatrons > - 1 *something else* pretty old, weak card also connected > through a DVI out to a generic, small flatscreen leftover > from someplace > > I installed Fedora 14 with just the VGA on-board video > running first, then plugged the others in after install... > and everything just worked on reboot. The only adjustment > needed was to place the screens in relation to one another > so that the layout made sense. > > They have heavy 2D requirements (CAD for blueprint > designs), but not any real 3D needs, so the open source > drivers worked just fine for them. Their fabrication techs > *do* need 3D, though, so it would be necessary to get > good, real 3D drivers for those systems. > > This is easy. "oooh, dual head" is not very "ooooh > anymore." It's just about plugging things in as long as > the hardware is fairly vanilla. > > One note: You will not get much easy mileage out of > USB-to-VGA output switches. Those still suck to configure, > even for a single screen. > > > -------------------------------------- > Get the new Internet Explorer 8 optimized for Yahoo! JAPAN > http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/ie8/ Many thanks, I'll give it a try then! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk00wWYACgkQmzle50YHwaCcJwCffOkE8T/D5XNNbi1k+cOmeHQ2 cT4An2CE5Lt2W9j5oSotUZl1NY6XMcPB =zl+m -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
