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Distribution: Mandrake10 Offical, Debian Sarge, Knoppix, GO Ubuntu!!! my new home
Posts: 79
Rep:
Dual monitor config /got it working
Ok, here we go.....
I cant seem to get past the testing part of configureing my dual monitor/dual card setup. When i run "XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new" i get both screens up and my mouse moving through both screens, and I do the "ctrl-Alt-backspace" to get back to console my screen1 (of screen0/screen1) turns away from the test color to vertical lines with a blinking cursor and console comes up on screen0. So then i copy the new config "cp /root/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config" to where it is supposed to be ( and this is where i get stuck). I dont know how to startx and run both monitors other than "startx -- -multihead" or "startx +xinerama" (I think) and neither of these work, the screen1 stays just like it is after i exit the test screen (vert lines and cursor). I believe when x is starting it's using the XF86Config-4 (which doesnt show anything other than the card0 and monitor0 labled as 1 instead of 0)file instead of the XF86Config file(which shows all cards and monitors...etc).
Mandrake10
card0 is a GF4 mx 4000 64mb PCI
monitor0 is a Samsung SyncMAster 21GLs
card1 is a NVidia TNT2 64 32mb AGP
monitor1 is an AcerView 56e
Distribution: Mandrake10 Offical, Debian Sarge, Knoppix, GO Ubuntu!!! my new home
Posts: 79
Original Poster
Rep:
Ok, here's an update....
I messed around enough to get them working (somewhat) but not the way I want them too.
Seems as though i have 2 seperate X's running and not the expanded desktop I was shooting for. I am looking to drag windows from screen to screen, at this point my mouse moves from screen to screen, but i cannot drag windows/programs from screen to screen only open them on either screen. I have pasted my xf86config-4 file for you all to look over and give me some tips to gain what i am looking for.
# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection
Distribution: Mandrake10 Offical, Debian Sarge, Knoppix, GO Ubuntu!!! my new home
Posts: 79
Original Poster
Rep:
Got it running, here's the config file incase anyone wants to look at it............
XF86Config-4.....
# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection
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