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Old 12-25-2005, 04:06 PM   #1
yensidetlaw
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Yet another Nvidia Question


Hey all,

First off, thanks for anyone who reads this. I've spent 3 days reading anythign I can find about getting a dual head monitor set up and I think I'm really close but now need so expert help, which is why iv'e turned here. Hopefully this will eb enough info in 1 hit to make it easy for you to point me in the right direction.

And again, THANK YOU!

OK, I recently decided to 100% drop Windows and installed KUbuntu 5.10 on my computer. So far, I'm vary happy with that decision. Through one of the installer/updater scripts available to KUbuntu, I was able to get a base NVidia 1.0-7667 driver set installed. I see the Nvidia logo and I'm convinced it's working correctly. But only on 1 monitor.

I have 2 monitors. One (the working one) is a DELL CRT connected to the SVGA port on the back of my GF5600. The non-working one is a Dell Flat Panel that is connected to the DFP port using a DFPsSVGA converter (the flat panel only has SVGA connectors because it was cheap).

When I start my system, I see the KUbuntu boot detail screens on both monitors. When X11 starts, I only see the CRT. If I CTRL-ALT-F1 to the command prompt, I see the blinking cursur and all the info on both screens. When I shut down I see it on both screens.

Below is my xorg.conf file as it stands:
Code:
Section "Device"
	Identifier	"NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600]"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	BusID		"PCI:3:0:0"
	Option		"RenderAccel"
	Option 		"NvAGP" "1"
	Option 		"UseEdidFreqs"
	Option 		"ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,DFP"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"DELL P780"
	HorizSync	30 - 85
	VertRefresh	48 - 120
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"DELL E171FPb"
	HorizSync	31 - 80
	VertRefresh	56 - 76
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"SCREEN1"
	Device		"NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600]"
	Monitor		"DELL P780"
	DefaultDepth	24
#	Option 		"TwinView" "on"
#	Option 		"TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
#	Option 		"MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024;1280x1024,1024x768;1280x1024,NULL;"
#	Option 		"SecondMonitorHorizSync" "31 - 80"
#	Option 		"SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "56 - 76"
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Screen1"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection
The last change I made was to add the TwinView stuff, and that did have some effect. After the reboot, the screen resolution in the display palnel now was set to like 25?? x 1280 and the screen was acting like it was trying to span both monitors (and when I saw the Nvidia screen it was as if it was half way between 2 monitors), but I only had picture on the CDT - NOT on the flat panel.

At this point I need 1 of a couple things. Mainly, I need to know what specifically I'm missing from the documentation to make this work. It seems like I am almost there, but jsut not there.

OR - I need to know what needs to be added/taken away from my x0rg.conf file to make it work.

OR - I need help with how to stop X in a Debian environment so that I can try installing the latest Nvidia drivers witht eh nvida-xconfig app. Every time I have tried to
Code:
/etc/init.d/kdm stop
it gets to "Checking Battery Status [ok]" and then hangs.

Again, I know there are a ton of posts on getting this to work and I have read through as many as I could find trying to find what I'm missing, so I apologize for having to ask YANQ. I am very willing to do more research and work if someone has a definitive guide to making this work.

THANK YOU to whoever can provide me some guiding light.

Yen

PS: Once I get this resolved I will make sure to post my working xorg.conf file on this forum to let anyone in teh future learn form my expereince. Thanks again! -Yen
 
Old 12-25-2005, 05:27 PM   #2
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I'm not an expert, but I notice that you define both your CRT and Flat Panel systems as "monitor" instead of "monitor0" and "monitor1." Doesn't X just ignore the second definition? Did you look in /var/log/Xorg.n.log to see what, if any, error messages you're getting?
 
Old 12-26-2005, 12:05 PM   #3
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Hey,

Here is what I think are the important parts of the Log file:

Code:
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.7667
	Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
	ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
	Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
	ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.7667
	Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (once-only module, 136465816)
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver  1.0-7667  Fri Jun 17 07:03:12 PDT 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 03:00:0
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
... and ...

Code:
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: GeForce FX 5600
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.31.20.52.00
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 131072 kBytes
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using ConnectedMonitor string "CRT-0, DFP-0"
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Multiple displays connected, but only one display allowed;
(WW) NVIDIA(0):      using first display
Thanks...

Yen

**********************
As an update, when I tried to set the Monitors to Monitor0 and Monitor1 I coudl never get past the Checking Battery State [OK] prompt, and the xorg log looked like this:
Code:
X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.10 i686 [ELF] 
Current Operating System: Linux retlaw 2.6.12-10-k7 #1 Thu Dec 22 12:32:10 UTC 2005 i686
Build Date: 10 October 2005
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.12-10-k7 (buildd@terranova) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 Thu Dec 22 12:32:10 UTC 2005 T
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Dec 26 13:16:55 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Parse error on line 75 of section Monitor0 in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
	"Monitor0" is not a valid section name.
(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error parsing the config file

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.X.Org
 for help.
Thanks! Yen

Last edited by yensidetlaw; 12-26-2005 at 12:26 PM.
 
Old 12-26-2005, 01:07 PM   #4
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Ah, as I said, I'm no expert!

I do notice that, in you post, you report a warning from nVidia that it detected two monitors, but that it is only going to use one.

That suggests to me that the dual monitor usage may be controlled by nVidia options, not simple Xorg ones. Which, in turn, suggest that you look at the nVidia web site for suggestions.

Sorry I can't be of more help.
 
Old 12-27-2005, 01:52 AM   #5
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Again - no expert - I'm new to all this Linux stuff (and nvidia) BUT.. having recently read the nividia driver documentation (google "nvidia drivers" and follow links to the relevent README) heres what I suggest:

1stly: When I set up twinview I used the following:
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0,TV-0" which worked when the follwoing:
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,TV" didnt work! so try adding "-0" to yours!

2ndly:
Option "TwinView" "on"
shoudlnt this be:
Option "TwinView" "True"

?????
I could be completely wrong and way out of my depth - but I'd say it wouldnt hurt to try those!!

Good luck
 
Old 12-29-2005, 11:27 PM   #6
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Almost there.... Stay on Target... Stay on Target...

OK,

First, Thanks again to everyone for helping out. I re-read the nvidia README, and made some changes as per the readme and the advice I've gotten. NOW, the NVidia boot screen is streched at startup as if it's spanning 2 monitors, and it's spanning in the right orrientation. Also, when I get into my X session, the resolution on the Configure Display control panel is 2560 x 1024, so it seems that it's spanning 2 monitors. BUT the second monitor is still dark.

Here are is my config file:

Code:
Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        # paths to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
#	Load	"GLcore"
	Load	"i2c"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
#	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
#	Load	"nvidia"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600]"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	BusID		"PCI:3:0:0"
	Option		"RenderAccel"
	Option 		"NvAGP" "1"
	Option 		"UseEdidFreqs" "False"
	Option 		"ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0,DFP-0"
	Option 		"TwinView" "True"
	Option 		"TwinViewOrientation" "CRT-0 LeftOf DFP-0"
	Option 		"MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024;1280x1024,1024x768;"
	Option 		"HorizSync" "CRT-0:30-85; DFP-0:31-80"
	Option 		"VertRefresh" "CRT-0:48-120; DFP-0:56-76"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"DELL P780"
	HorizSync	30 - 85
	VertRefresh	48 - 120
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"DELL E171FPb"
	HorizSync	31 - 80
	VertRefresh	56 - 76
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"SCREEN1"
	Device		"NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600]"
	Monitor		"DELL P780"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Screen1"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

#Section "ServerFlags"
#	Option		"Xinerama"	"false"
#EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection
and my most recent Xorg.0.log file (with non-video stuff trimmed out):
Code:
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Dec 29 23:51:20 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "SCREEN1" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "DELL P780"
(**) |   |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID".
	Entry deleted from font path.
	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID").
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi,/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)
(II) Module ABI versions:
	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
	X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
	X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
	X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
	X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
	ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(++) using VT number 7
(--) PCI:*(3:0:0) nVidia Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600] rev 161, Mem @ 0xde000000/24, 0xd0000000/27
(II) LoadModule: "i2c"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a
(II) Module i2c: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.2.0
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
	Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
	ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.7667
	Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
	ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
	Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
	ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.7667
	Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) NVIDIA X Driver  1.0-7667  Fri Jun 17 07:03:12 PDT 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 03:00:0
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NvAGP" "1"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0,DFP-0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "RenderAccel"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEdidFreqs" "False"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinView" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinViewOrientation" "CRT-0 LeftOf DFP-0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024;1280x1024,1024x768;"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "HorizSync" "CRT-0:30-85; DFP-0:31-80"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "VertRefresh" "CRT-0:48-120; DFP-0:56-76"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling experimental RENDER acceleration
(**) NVIDIA(0): Use of NVIDIA internal AGP requested
(**) NVIDIA(0): ConnectedMonitor string: "CRT-0,DFP-0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): TwinView enabled
(--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000
(--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xDE000000
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: GeForce FX 5600
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.31.20.52.00
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 131072 kBytes
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using ConnectedMonitor string "CRT-0, DFP-0"
(--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: maximum pixel clock: 400 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0: maximum pixel clock: 140 MHz
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Failure reading FlatPanel flags for DFP-0.
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Failure reading EDID parameters for display device DFP-0
(II) NVIDIA(0): DELL P780: Using hsync range of 30.00-85.00 kHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): DELL P780: Using vrefresh range of 48.00-120.00 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Clock range:  12.00 to 400.00 MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 2560 x 1024
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display dimensions: (600, 240) mm
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (108, 108)
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a:fbmmx.o":  No symbols found
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(II) Module ramdac: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 0.1.0
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC?  No, I don't.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024,1280x1024"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Loading extension XINERAMA
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
SetClientVersion: 0 9
So you can see that I"m really really close. ANy Ideas why the Flat Panel won't light up? Should it be set to DFP-0 even though I'm using a DFP to VGA converter(the Flat Panel is plugged inot the DFP port using a DFP to SVGA converter)? Is there somethign else?

Thanks again!

Yen
 
Old 01-09-2006, 09:28 PM   #7
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In case anyone cares, like I prmissed earlier here is the working config file for my video card:

Code:
Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# paths to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"i2c"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection
############################################################
#
# Main Monitor
#
############################################################

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"DELL E171FPb"
	HorizSync	31-80
	VertRefresh	56-76
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

############################################################
#
# Main layout - Twinview on both monitors at 1280x1024
#
############################################################

Section "Device"
	Identifier "TwinView"
	VendorName "nvidia"
	Driver "nvidia"
	BusID		"PCI:3:0:0"
	Option		"RenderAccel"	"False"
	Option "DPMS"
	Option "TwinView"
	Option "IgnoreEDID"               "1"
	Option "RenderAccel"              "1"
	Option "CursorShadow"             "1"
	Option "NvAGP"                    "1"
	Option "DigitalVibrance"          "2"
	Option "ConnectedMonitor"         "crt,crt"
	Option "TwinViewOrientation"      "LeftOf"
	Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync"   "30-85"
	Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "48-120"
	Option "MetaModes"	"1280x1024,1280x1024;1280x1024,NULL;1024x768,NULL;800x600,NULL"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"TwinView"
	Device		"TwinView"
	Monitor		"DELL E171FPb"
	DefaultDepth	24
	Subsection "Display"
		Depth       24
	EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"TwinView"
	Screen		"TwinView"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection
 
  


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