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Old 06-10-2005, 02:58 PM   #1
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Can't Multihead - Ati Radeon X700 - SuSE 9.3

Hi

I'm a complete to Linux. I just installed SuSE 9.3 on my computer.

I have a Radeon X700. I'm windows I can run 2 monitors. In SuSE it won't let me Multihead. It just displays the same thing on both monitors.

My Kernal version is 2.6.11.4-20a-smp

Here is the output of lspci:
Code:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 915G/P/GV Processor to I/O Controlle
r
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 915G/P/GV PCI Express Root Port
0000:00:1b.0 Class 0403: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) H
igh Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) P
CI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) P
CI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) P
CI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) P
CI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Famil
y) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Famil                                           y) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Famil                                           y) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Famil                                           y) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Famil                                           y) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface                                            Bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family                                           ) IDE Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA Contr                                           oller (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus                                            Controller (rev 03)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5e4                                           d
0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5e6d
0000:06:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 V                                           E (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 01)
Thanks

Gary
 
Old 06-11-2005, 10:01 AM   #2
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please provide /etc/X11/xorg.conf
 
Old 06-12-2005, 08:57 AM   #3
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Contents of etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Code:
# /.../
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2005-06-10T21:02:16+0200.
#
# Version: 4.8
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2002
#
# Automatically generated by [SaX2] (4.8)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#

Section "Files"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest"
  FontPath     "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
  InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
  InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
  InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
  InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
  InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
  InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
  InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
  InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
  InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
  InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
  InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load         "dbe"
  Load         "type1"
  Load         "freetype"
  Load         "extmod"
  Load         "glx"
  Load         "v4l"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option       "AllowMouseOpenFail"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "kbd"
  Identifier   "Keyboard[0]"
  Option       "Protocol" "Standard"
  Option       "XkbLayout" "us"
  Option       "XkbModel" "pc104"
  Option       "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "5"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
  HorizSync    31-48
  Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
  ModelName    "1024X768@60HZ"
  Option       "DPMS"
  VendorName   "--> VESA"
  VertRefresh  50-60
  UseModes     "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Modes"
  Identifier   "Modes[0]"
  Modeline 	"1024x768" 62.35 1024 1056 1184 1312 768 772 776 792 -HSync -VSync 
EndSection


Section "Device"
  BoardName    "Radeon X700 (5E4D)"
  BusID        "1:0:0"
  Driver       "radeon"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  ChipID       0x5548
  VendorName   "ATI"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      15
    Modes      "1024x768" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      16
    Modes      "1024x768" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      24
    Modes      "1024x768" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      32
    Modes      "1024x768" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      8
    Modes      "1024x768" 
  EndSubSection
  Device       "Device[0]"
  Identifier   "Screen[0]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
EndSection


Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Layout[all]"
  InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
  Screen       "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Group      "video"
    Mode       0660
EndSection
 
Old 11-06-2005, 11:55 PM   #4
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Do you need Identifier "Monitor[1]"
I only see this one
Section "Monitor"
HorizSync 31-48
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "1024X768@60HZ"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "--> VESA"
VertRefresh 50-60
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Doesn't your /etc/xorg.conf also need another
Section "Monitor"
HorizSync 31-48
Identifier "Monitor[1]"
ModelName "1024X768@60HZ"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "--> VESA"
VertRefresh 50-60
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

in order to know that you have two monitors?

I am not sure about this but this post hasn't progressed for
a long time and this addition seems necessary to me.
 
Old 04-05-2006, 03:01 PM   #5
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almost right,
it does need the other monitor setup but you also need to setup an corrisponding "Device"(ref. 'Section "Device"' from a previous post ) and "Screen"(ref. 'Section "Screen"')
 
Old 04-05-2006, 06:07 PM   #6
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Is your card PCI express?
I can not seem to get the same one working under UBUNTU. Only mine is a
Shapier.
 
Old 04-06-2006, 12:21 PM   #7
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PciExpress
I have a pciexpress nvidia 6200 with 2 flatscreens,
running suse 10.something(which is totaly crap as you have to write you own /etc/X11/xorg.conf)

oh yeah i forgot some thing, if your not useing suse <10< then you can use the program xf86cfg from the terminal or run option(in the KDE menu).xf86cfg is part of most linux/unix GUI's that use X11 or xfree86 as a key component.

sorry i should have mensioned this earlyer

*note*the <10< means greater than 10 and less than 10 but not 10 itself
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