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NVIDIA(bin)+ATI(oss) Xineramma

Hi, I am trying to setup a 5 monitors setup using 3 cards, but I am stuck at 3 monitors for now. The third card is not plugged yet, so the current setup is:

NVIDIA 8800GT (binary driver 195.***)
--->1680x1050 LCD (VGA)
--->1680x1050 LCD (DVI)

ATI HD5450 (3 output, but I think the OSS driver only support 2, corrdct me if I am wrong) (OSS driver)
--->1280x1024 LCD (DVI)
---> 1366x768 TV (VGA)

The two NVIDIA panel use separate screen, so it work fine with Xinerama. I don't really know how to setup the second ATI screen, the first one (DVI) is fine. I tried many solution from Google, but none of them worked (see the comments in the file for a general idea of what I tried). At some point, the TV was displaying a blue VHS like screen instead of a black screen. Here is my xorg.conf:

Code:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings

# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (root@lepagee-desktop)  Tue Jun 29 20:33:07 EDT 2010



Section "ServerLayout"

    Identifier    "Layout0"

    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0

    Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" #1680 0

        Screen      2  "Screen2" RightOf "Screen1" #3360 0

#        Screen      3  "Screen3" RightOf "Screen2" #4726 0

    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

    Option        "Xinerama" "1"

EndSection



Section "Files"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from data in "/etc/conf.d/gpm"

    Identifier    "Mouse0"

    Driver        "mouse"

    Option        "Protocol"

    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

    Option        "Emulate3Buttons" "no"

    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default

    Identifier    "Keyboard0"

    Driver        "kbd"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid

    Identifier    "Monitor1"

    VendorName    "Unknown"

    ModelName      "Acer B223W"

    HorizSync      30.0 - 83.0

    VertRefresh    56.0 - 76.0

    Option        "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid

    Identifier    "Monitor0"

    VendorName    "Unknown"

    ModelName      "Acer B223W"

    HorizSync      30.0 - 83.0

    VertRefresh    56.0 - 76.0

    Option        "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

  #DisplaySize    410  260 # mm

  Identifier  "Monitor2"

  VendorName  "SAM"

  ModelName    "SAMSUNG"

  HorizSync    30.0 - 61.0

  VertRefresh  60.0 - 75.0

  Option      "PreferredMode"  "1366x768"

  Option      "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

  #DisplaySize    410  260 # mm

  Identifier  "Monitor3"

  VendorName  "NEC"

  Option      "PreferredMode"  "1280x1024"

  ModelName    "17"

#  HorizSync    30.0 - 61.0

#  VertRefresh  60.0 - 75.0

  Option      "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Device"

    Identifier    "Device1"

    Driver        "nvidia"

    VendorName    "NVIDIA Corporation"

    BoardName      "GeForce 8800 GT"

    BusID          "PCI:3:0:0"

    Screen          1

EndSection



Section "Device"

    Identifier    "Device0"

    Driver        "nvidia"

    VendorName    "NVIDIA Corporation"

    BoardName      "GeForce 8800 GT"

    BusID          "PCI:3:0:0"

    Screen          0

EndSection



Section "Device"

  Identifier  "Device2"

  Driver      "radeon"

  Option      "DynamicClocks" "on"

  Option      "RenderAccel" "on"

  Option      "EnablePageFlip" "on"

  VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"

  BoardName  "Unknown Board"

  BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"

  Option      "CRT2Position" "RightOf"

  Option      "MetaModes" "1280x1024-1366x768"

  Option      "MergedNonRectangular" "true"

  #Option          "monitor-DVI-0" "Monitor2"

  #Screen      2

EndSection



#Section "Device"

#  Identifier  "Device3"

#  Driver      "radeon"

#  Option      "DynamicClocks" "on"

#  VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"

#  BoardName  "Unknown Board"

#  BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"

#  #Option      "monitor-VGA-0" "Monitor3" 

#  #Screen      2

#EndSection



Section "Screen"

    Identifier    "Screen1"

    Device        "Device1"

    Monitor        "Monitor1"

    DefaultDepth    24

    Option        "TwinView" "0"

    Option        "metamodes" "DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      24

        Modes      "1680x1050"

    EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "Screen"

    Identifier    "Screen0"

    Device        "Device0"

    Monitor        "Monitor0"

    DefaultDepth    24

    Option        "TwinView" "0"

    Option        "metamodes" "DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      24

        Modes      "1680x1050"

    EndSubSection

EndSection





Section "Screen"

  Identifier "Screen2"

  Device    "Device2"

  Monitor    "Monitor2"

  SubSection "Display"

      Viewport  0 0

      Depth    24

      Modes      "1280x1024"

#      Virtual    2646 1024

  EndSubSection

EndSection



#Section "Screen"

#  Identifier "Screen3"

#  Device    "Device3"

#  Monitor    "Monitor3"

#  SubSection "Display"

#      Viewport  0 0

#      Depth    24

#      Modes      "1366x768"

#  EndSubSection

#EndSection

If you want 5 monitors from three cards, you are past the point where alarms go off in my head and a sign lights saying "Leaving reality at this point!":-)

Try the coders on freedesktop.org

I managed to have the ATI monitors in clone mode with this xorg.conf, I am not more advanced, but it prove that it can be done:

Code:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings

# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (root@lepagee-desktop)  Tue Jun 29 20:33:07 EDT 2010



Section "ServerLayout"

    Identifier    "Layout0"

    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0

    Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" #1680 0

        Screen      2  "Screen2" RightOf "Screen1" #3360 0

#        Screen      3  "Screen3" RightOf "Screen2" #4726 0

    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

    Option        "Xinerama" "1"

EndSection



Section "Files"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from data in "/etc/conf.d/gpm"

    Identifier    "Mouse0"

    Driver        "mouse"

    Option        "Protocol"

    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

    Option        "Emulate3Buttons" "no"

    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default

    Identifier    "Keyboard0"

    Driver        "kbd"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid

    Identifier    "Monitor1"

    VendorName    "Unknown"

    ModelName      "Acer B223W"

    HorizSync      30.0 - 83.0

    VertRefresh    56.0 - 76.0

    Option        "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid

    Identifier    "Monitor0"

    VendorName    "Unknown"

    ModelName      "Acer B223W"

    HorizSync      30.0 - 83.0

    VertRefresh    56.0 - 76.0

    Option        "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

  #DisplaySize    410  260 # mm

  Identifier  "Monitor2"

  VendorName  "NEC"

  ModelName    "SAMSUNG"

#  HorizSync    30.0 - 61.0

#  VertRefresh  60.0 - 75.0

  Option      "PreferredMode"  "1280x1024"

  Option      "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

  #DisplaySize    410  260 # mm

  Identifier  "Monitor3"

  VendorName  "SAM"

  Option      "PreferredMode"  "1366x768"

  ModelName    "17"

  Option "RightOf"  "Monitor2"

#  HorizSync    30.0 - 61.0

#  VertRefresh  60.0 - 75.0

  Option      "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Device"

    Identifier    "Device1"

    Driver        "nvidia"

    VendorName    "NVIDIA Corporation"

    BoardName      "GeForce 8800 GT"

    BusID          "PCI:3:0:0"

    Screen          1

EndSection



Section "Device"

    Identifier    "Device0"

    Driver        "nvidia"

    VendorName    "NVIDIA Corporation"

    BoardName      "GeForce 8800 GT"

    BusID          "PCI:3:0:0"

    Screen          0

EndSection



Section "Device"

  Identifier  "Device2"

  Driver      "radeon"

  Option      "DynamicClocks" "on"

  Option      "RenderAccel" "on"

  Option      "EnablePageFlip" "on"

  VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"

  BoardName  "Unknown Board"

  BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"

  Option      "CRT2Position" "RightOf"

  Option      "MetaModes" "1280x1024-1366x768"

#  Option      "MergedNonRectangular" "true"

  #Option          "monitor-DVI-0" "Monitor2"

  Option          "monitor-VGA" "Monitor3"

  #Screen      2

EndSection



#Section "Device"

#  Identifier  "Device3"

#  Driver      "radeon"

#  Option      "DynamicClocks" "on"

#  VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"

#  BoardName  "Unknown Board"

#  BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"

#  #Option      "monitor-VGA-0" "Monitor3" 

#  #Screen      2

#EndSection



Section "Screen"

    Identifier    "Screen1"

    Device        "Device1"

    Monitor        "Monitor1"

    DefaultDepth    24

    Option        "TwinView" "0"

    Option        "metamodes" "DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      24

        Modes      "1680x1050"

    EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "Screen"

    Identifier    "Screen0"

    Device        "Device0"

    Monitor        "Monitor0"

    DefaultDepth    24

    Option        "TwinView" "0"

    Option        "metamodes" "DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      24

        Modes      "1680x1050"

    EndSubSection

EndSection





Section "Screen"

  Identifier "Screen2"

  Device    "Device2"

  Monitor    "Monitor2"

  SubSection "Display"

      Viewport  0 0

      Depth    24

      Modes      "1280x1024"

      Virtual    2646 1024

  EndSubSection

EndSection



#Section "Screen"

#  Identifier "Screen3"

#  Device    "Device3"

#  Monitor    "Monitor3"

#  SubSection "Display"

#      Viewport  0 0

#      Depth    24

#      Modes      "1366x768"

#  EndSubSection

#EndSection

This one is much better. It create 3 screens too, but the two ATI are merged in a big virtual screen. It can't work because the resolution is not the same, so I lose a part of the window when they are fullscreen. But again, it prove that it can be done. I now have 4 screen with different content.

Code:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings

# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (root@lepagee-desktop)  Tue Jun 29 20:33:07 EDT 2010



Section "ServerLayout"

    Identifier    "Layout0"

    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0

    Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" #1680 0

        Screen      2  "Screen2" RightOf "Screen1" #3360 0

    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

    Option        "Xinerama" "1"

EndSection



Section "Files"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from data in "/etc/conf.d/gpm"

    Identifier    "Mouse0"

    Driver        "mouse"

    Option        "Protocol"

    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

    Option        "Emulate3Buttons" "no"

    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default

    Identifier    "Keyboard0"

    Driver        "kbd"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid

    Identifier    "Monitor1"

    VendorName    "Unknown"

    ModelName      "Acer B223W"

    HorizSync      30.0 - 83.0

    VertRefresh    56.0 - 76.0

    Option        "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid

    Identifier    "Monitor0"

    VendorName    "Unknown"

    ModelName      "Acer B223W"

    HorizSync      30.0 - 83.0

    VertRefresh    56.0 - 76.0

    Option        "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

  Identifier  "Monitor2"

  VendorName  "NEC"

  ModelName    "LCD175VX"

  Option      "PreferredMode"  "1280x1024"

  Option      "Primary"    "True"

  Option      "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

  Identifier  "Monitor3"

  VendorName  "SAM"

  Option      "PreferredMode"  "1360x768"

  Option      "RightOf"  "Monitor2"

  Option      "Primary"    "False"

  Option      "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Device"

  Identifier  "Device1"

  Driver      "nvidia"

  VendorName  "NVIDIA Corporation"

  BoardName    "GeForce 8800 GT"

  BusID        "PCI:3:0:0"

  Screen        1

EndSection



Section "Device"

  Identifier  "Device0"

  Driver      "nvidia"

  VendorName  "NVIDIA Corporation"

  BoardName    "GeForce 8800 GT"

  BusID        "PCI:3:0:0"

  Screen      0

EndSection



Section "Device"

  Identifier  "Device2"

  Driver      "radeon"

  VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"

  BoardName  "Unknown Board"

  BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"

  Option      "MergedNonRectangular" "true"

  Option      "monitor-DVI-0" "Monitor2"

  Option      "monitor-VGA-0" "Monitor3"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

    Identifier    "Screen1"

    Device        "Device1"

    Monitor        "Monitor1"

    DefaultDepth    24

    Option        "TwinView" "0"

    Option        "metamodes" "DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      24

        Modes      "1680x1050"

    EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "Screen"

    Identifier    "Screen0"

    Device        "Device0"

    Monitor        "Monitor0"

    DefaultDepth    24

    Option        "TwinView" "0"

    Option        "metamodes" "DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      24

        Modes      "1680x1050"

    EndSubSection

EndSection





Section "Screen"

  Identifier    "Screen2"

  Device        "Device2"

  Monitor      "Monitor2"

  DefaultDepth  24

  SubSection "Display"

      Depth      24

      Modes      "1280x1024"

      Virtual    2640 1024

  EndSubSection

EndSection