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i just got a geforce 4 ti4200
and two lcd's
i've read the nvidia help files and followed what people have told me to do.
basically, i've edited the screen section with the information given in the help file.
I've installed the nvidia drivers.
i use redhat 8.0 w/ gnome
the problem i'm having is that as soon as X starts, my second monitor just goes black. in CLI it is just an exact mirror of my first monitor.
did anyone else have this problem?
can everybody who has this setup post their XF86config file and tell me the steps they took to get their system working?
Section "Files"
# 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
Section "InputDevice"
# Option "AutoRepeat" "500 5"
# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
#Option "XkbOptions" ""
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us" #Option "XkbVariant" ""
EndSection
well you've not told me what's actaully wrong, or any errors or warnings from /var/log/xfree86.0.log for example, but it'd start by wondering why you've put a server layout at that start of the config file, i.e. when it's using parameters that don't even exist yet...
ok ... i'm sorry. anyways.. it works now.
heres my new config file
the only problem i have now is that stuff pops up in the middle of the screen. such as the exit dialog. (gnome).
another problem i'm having is that i think that the second lcd monitor's refresh rate is not correct cuz when the screen dims when gnome asks me if i'm sure i want to log off, there are alot of horizontal flickering going on.. but.... heres my config if anyone else has my same setup.
redhat 8.0
gnome
geforce 4 ti4200
two 15" lcd monitors.
oooh... something i forgot.. give credit where credit is due.
i modified someone else's config to get mine to work..
i forgot where i got it from so.. whoever you are, i thank you.
Section "Files"
# 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.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
# 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.
well the issue you're havnig is with Xinerama, which i don't like. it is more resource intensive to load gnome twice of course, but if you want two seperate desktops, which i vastly prefer, then you want to remove the xinerama reference. i don't know how well gnome reacts to being loaded twice. personally i use black box, and unless you tell it otherwise it will load a seperate session on both screens instantly. You can't drag windows between them then, but that's a small price for the benefits i think.
Unlike Kewp I'm a big fan of Xinerama, now if they could only get DRI to work with it again. He's going to call me a wanker for posting this, I just know it.
I also like KDE, more lately just because I know Kewp hates it ;p
Here's some of my XF's, some X configured, then cut to suit, some configured by mgapdesk, which use stuff I've never seen before.
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The last time I tried Gnome (2.something), it didn't support true dual
heads (just Xinerama). Neither did KDE (early 3.x). The only ones
I've seen have been OpenWindows (old, but good) and Blackbox. I'm
sure there are others (I'd bet WindowMaker and Enlightenment do).
You can probably fake out Gnome or KDE by starting up a second X
session, and then a second WM, but that's not the same as supporting
two heads via the windowmanager, and it'll use a LOT more resources
than is already consumed by those bloated WMs.
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I didnt quite understand, do you have two cards, or a dualhead card. In case you have a dualhead card, and nvidia drivers installed why not setup TwinView. It will enable you to do everything Xinerama does, and plus you will still have DRI enabled so you can play games on dualhead!
You can find my config file at http://www.geocities.com/nskl86/XF-TwinView.txt
and more info on Nvidia's REaDME, in the "TwinView" section
HTH
-NSKL
I found this thread while hunting around on the internet to solve a similar problem. I've got a RedHat 8.0 box with a Matrox G550 and two 21" monitors. I want to be able to have two separate desktops on each monitor, not one big desktop (ie. using Xinerama). If I use KDE, it works fine. Unfortunately, KDE does not support some of my applications very well. If I load up Gnome, I get one desktop on my primary monitor, but the other desktop doesn't have a window manager running on it. I can move the mouse over to the second monitor fine (an 'X' appears for the cursor) and even the screen saver kicks in on the second monitor, so obviously X has no issues.
Anyone try to do this and no how to get the second window manager to load? Please e-mail me if you do. Thanks for your help.
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