Dual Monitor Setup

finegan · 04-08-2004, 12:24 AM

XF86Config-4 is a naming schema distros came up with back when XFree version 4 was young and didn't support everything so distros shipped also with v3, therefore depending on what X you fired up it would read a different XF86Config file. Debian is still somewhat caught in the dark ages there, hence it still has a -4 even though no matter what its going to be using XFree 4.3.0, if it doesn't find an XF86Config-4 it'll defualt to that straight XF86Config file, or at least should... The top of /var/log/XFree.0.log will show you what it parsed on last startup.

You've got mirroring going on... well, its kinda working yeah.

Hmm, let's see, do I have a working XF file for just the 2 head?

Code:

root@tyler root # ls
XF86Config-2test       XF86Config-Matrox-2head        XF86Config-matrox1head
XF86Config-2test.save  XF86Config-Matroxconf3-2sorta  XF86Config-working2of3
XF86Config-3dfx+ati    XF86Config-Syncs               XF86Config.new
XF86Config-3headB1     XF86Config-closer2of3          XFs.tar.gz
XF86Config-ALL3HEADS   XF86Config-current             mgadrivers-3.0
XF86Config-All3-kinda  XF86Config-for3take200         mgadrivers-3.0.tgz

http://www.clockwatching.net/~temp/X...g-Matrox-2head

That one is dependant on the proprietary drivers from Matrox being installed since it merges the framebuffer, makes for a pretty system, just edit the modelines for your monitors and it should be rock and roll.

Cheers,

Finegan

sleepindawg · 05-20-2004, 02:02 AM

I am running mandy10 and it didn't pull up my dual monitors, i have been fighting it for a while now and finally got them running with 2 separate X sessions, now to try and figure out extended desktop instead............lol

MainframeGuy · 12-13-2004, 10:52 AM

OK - I know this is akin to a thread resurrection, but anyway I am a n00b to Linux, SuSE 9.1 distro.

I was reading the thread and hoping to find YAST2 might enable me to get extended desktops running, an early post implied I might but then later I got the impression I had to run X and a wrong config could destroy a monitor (needless to say ONE of my TFTs is brand new so this is a non-option!)!!!

I am sort of wondering if anyone could point me to a YAST or KDE place where this really does exist (I have not found one to date). If they can confirm this is NOT an option then perhaps they could indicate a level of proficiency where it is a good idea for me to approach the problem. I am no technophobe, but am dealing with a number of other configuration issues that take priority. However since it is kind of nice to have extended desktop rather than the schizo XP/Linux feel side by side I shall be forced to revert to XP from tiem to time when I want an extended desktop, unless that is you guys can help?

MainframeGuy · 12-13-2004, 11:06 AM

I just found a "Multiple Monitors" tab under YAST2 peripherals - display!

HOWEVER when I go there it tells me "You do not appear to have this configuration" How do I help it detect or decide that I do actually have a couple of 19" screens plugged into the 9600XT, and that the 9600 XT can support this? I think I should leave this on the current thread (unless anyone tells me otherwise).