Dual Head/Monitor Setup

MultiMike · 06-02-2004, 08:14 PM

I've spent the last couple days scouring the forums, only to come very close with my Xfree86 setup, but not where I want to be. I am hoping for a dual monitor setup (using a dual head GeForce5900FX) where I have one desktop on each monitor (staying away from TwinView's single streched desktopm which you'll notice I already tried out). As my XF86config stands, I am getting two desktops , but I cannot move my mouse over to the second screen. Please look over the exerpt of my XF86config and tell me what I did wrong. Thanks ahead of time for your help.

Code:

# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
#    Option "NoTrapSignals"
#    Option "DontVTSwitch"
#    Option "DontZap"
#    Option "Dont Zoom"
#    Option "DisableVidModeExtension"
#    Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune"
#    Option "DisableModInDev"
#    Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	"Keyboard1"
    Driver	"Keyboard"
    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
    Option "XkbRules"	"xfree86"
    Option "XkbModel"	"pc104"
    Option "XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	"Intellimouse"
    Driver	"mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option "Buttons"     "4"
    Option "ZAxisMapping"  "6  7"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/usbmouse"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier  "G90-0"
    HorizSync   31.5 - 82.0
    VertRefresh 50-100
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier  "G90-1"
    HorizSync   31.5 - 82.0
    VertRefresh 50-100
EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "GFXT-0"
    Driver      "nvidia"
    VideoRam    262144
#    Option "TwinView"
#    Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "31.5-82"
#    Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-100"
#    Option "MetaModes" "1600x1200, 1600x1200; 1280x1024, 1280x1024"
#    Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
    BusID  "PCI:2:0:0"
    Screen 0
    
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "GFXT-1"
    Driver      "nvidia"
    VideoRam    262144
    BusId "PCI:2:0:0"
    Screen 1
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen-0"
    Device      "GFXT-0"
    Monitor     "G90-0"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        ViewPort  0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen-1"
    Device	"GFXT-1"
    Monitor	"G90-1"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
	Depth	   24
	Modes	   "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        ViewPort  0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier  "Dual"
    Screen 1 "Screen-1" LeftOf "Screen-0"
    Screen 0 "Screen-0" 
    InputDevice "Intellimouse" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

MultiMike · 06-03-2004, 07:47 AM

I found some more FX86Configs over at gentoo's forums, and I got it working! Now that I have my two desktops, my question is, is there any way I can alter this setup so I can drag windows between the two? It's kind of ackward since my Screen-o has all four vitual desktops and my Screen-1 has only one.