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Old 06-07-2005, 09:48 AM   #1
busaussie
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Help Change X Config for dual monitors with nvidia

Hello,
i am new to linux so cut me some slack.... I am trying to set up my dual monitors, and i go to the nvidia site, and they tell me all this stuff.. This is what they say i should do:


To enable TwinView, you must specify the following options in the Device
section of your X Config file:

Option "TwinView"
Option "MetaModes" "<list of metamodes>"

You must also specify either:

Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "<hsync range(s)>"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "<vrefresh range(s)>"

or:

Option "HorizSync" "<hsync range(s)>"
Option "VertRefresh" "<vrefresh range(s)>"

You may also use any of the following options, though they are not required:

Option "TwinViewOrientation" "<relationship of head 1 to head 0>"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "<list of connected display devices>"




Alright thats great... but one problem.. I dont know how to edit X config. Yeah i know how to boot it up in X terminal and all. But i dont know how to edit it. BUTT... i did open up the XF86Config file.. and this is what it says under screens:






Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "MSI"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0


EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0


That is what that says.....

What can i do? Does this code help you in anyway or do u need a different code?

((Am i in over my head for someone who has been just running Linux for a couple of weeks now?))

Just some rough ideas, or a little help will do..

Thankx alot.
 
Old 06-07-2005, 12:36 PM   #2
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Are you using XFree86 or X?

If XFree86, I have dual screen on. (I have not checked in X.) Following my config file for XFree86 at "Screen section"

Code:
Option  "TwinView"      "on"
Option  "SecondMonitorHorizSync"        "31.5-48.5"
Option  "SecondMonitorVertRefresh"      "40-70"
Option  "MetaModes"     "1024x768, 1024x768; 800x600, 800x600"
Option  "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
You need to adjust 31.5-48.5, 40-70 and resolutions depending on what you connect.
xorg.conf uses same format, but I am not confident.

Hope this helps
Last edited by kaz2100; 06-07-2005 at 12:39 PM.
 
Old 06-11-2005, 12:36 PM   #3
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Check out my other thread also for my code
Thank you very much..

but i am sorry i don't 100% understand. I thought you had to at least tell the Xfree86 that youhave two monitors....
Go to my other thread

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=330713

my code is there. And also, you can see what i have done....

Ugg this is hard for me, this is all new..

Thank you very much though...

I do appreciate it!
 
Old 06-21-2005, 11:52 AM   #4
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Actually, I do not have same configuration as yours, so it is impossible to check if your system works.

At the end, I attached my config file. Many other thread say that X.org and XFree86 uses same format.

One other thing you can try is:
connect 2nd monitor then reboot your computer.
see if anything pops up on 2nd monitor. (in this case your 2st monitor stays blank)
then start X session
see if X starts on 2nd screen,
follow log file (/var/log/......) then see if there is any error or any useful information.
I am sure you can find a lot of them.

Then if you still have problem, come back here with that log file.
my config file follows.
Code:
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
        RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "glx"
#       Load  "dri"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "xtrap"
        Load  "speedo"
        Load  "type1"
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier  "Keyboard0"
#       Driver      "keyboard"
#EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

#    Identifier "Keyboard1"
         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
    Driver      "Keyboard"
    Option "AutoRepeat"  "250 30"

    Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option      "XkbDisable"

EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier  "Mouse0"
#       Driver      "mouse"
#       Option      "Protocol" "auto"
#       Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
#EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier  "Mouse0"


    Driver      "mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/psaux"
    Option "Emulate3Buttons"
    Option "Emulate3Timeout"    "50"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier  "Mouse1"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option "SendCoreEvents"    "true"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/input/mice"
    Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Emulate3Buttons"
    Option "Emulate3Timeout"    "50"
        Option  "Buttons" "5"
        Option  "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

#    Option "ChordMiddle"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"

        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "Monitor Model"

        HorizSync       31.5-48.5

        VertRefresh     40-70

EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "SWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "HWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoAccel"                   # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShowCache"                 # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShadowFB"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "UseFBDev"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "Rotate"                    # [<str>]
        #Option     "VideoKey"                  # <i>
        #Option     "FlatPanel"                 # [<bool>]
        #Option     "FPDither"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "CrtcNumber"                # <i>
        Identifier  "Card0"
#       Driver      "nv"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "nVidia Corporation"
        BoardName   "NV17 [GeForce4 420 Go]"
        BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
        Option          "IgnoreEDID"    "on"
        Option          "NoLogo"        "on"
EndSection

#Section "Screen"
#       Identifier "Screen0"
#       Device     "Card0"
#       Monitor    "Monitor0"
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth     1
#       EndSubSection
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth     4
#       EndSubSection
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth     8
#       EndSubSection
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth     15
#       EndSubSection
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth     16
#       EndSubSection
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth     24
#       EndSubSection
#EndSection

Section "Screen"
#    Identifier "screen1"
    Identifier "screen0"
#    Device      "NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic)"
    Device      "Card0"
    Monitor     "Monitor0"
#    Monitor     "Generic|Generic Laptop Display Panel 1024x768"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       32
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
Option  "TwinView"      "on"
Option  "SecondMonitorHorizSync"        "31.5-48.5"
Option  "SecondMonitorVertRefresh"      "40-70"
Option  "MetaModes"     "1024x768, 1024x768; 800x600, 800x600"
Option  "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
EndSection
 
  


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