2 Video Card 3 Monitor Setup Issues

gqstud79 · 12-19-2009, 04:22 PM

I'm trying to get my desktop to span across 3 monitors using 2 graphics cards under OpenSuse 11.2 (64 bit). Currently I'm only getting video on the primary monitor. Additionally, scrolling is really slow and choppy. Here's my setup:

ATI Radeon HD 4350 pciExpress x16
ATI Radeon HD 4350 pciExpress x1
One 23" Acer monitor connected to hdmi port on x16 card (works fine)
Two 17" Acer monitors connected to vga and dvi ports on x1 card (no video)
ATI Catalyst 9.12 installed from ATI website

Running aticonfig --list-adapters displays the following:
* 0. 01:00.0 ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
1. 04:00.0 ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series

My xorg.conf file is listed below. I appreciate any help that you could provide.

Quote:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
Screen 0 "Screen[0]"
Screen 1 "Screen[1]" LeftOf "Screen[0]"
Screen 2 "Screen[2]" RightOf "Screen[0]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"
FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
Option "ZapWarning" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# Driver "kbd" will be disabled unless 'Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"'
# is set in "ServerFlags" section.
Driver "kbd"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbModel" "microsoftpro"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# Driver "mouse" will be disabled unless 'Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"'
# is set in "ServerFlags" section.
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Name" "Colorado USB Optical Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1920x1080" 144.28 1920 2032 2232 2544 1080 1081 1084 1112
Modeline "1920x1080" 115.00 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1106 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1680x1050" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087
Modeline "1680x1050" 117.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1600x1024" 145.72 1600 1704 1872 2144 1024 1025 1028 1062
Modeline "1600x1024" 116.75 1600 1648 1680 1760 1024 1027 1037 1055 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1600x1000" 147.02 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1039
Modeline "1600x1000" 117.75 1600 1648 1680 1760 1000 1003 1009 1031 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1400x1050" 147.27 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054 1094
Modeline "1400x1050" 118.25 1400 1448 1480 1560 1050 1053 1057 1085 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1600x900" 146.96 1600 1704 1872 2144 900 901 904 939
Modeline "1600x900" 117.75 1600 1648 1680 1760 900 903 908 931 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x1024" 138.54 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1069
Modeline "1280x1024" 128.94 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1066
Modeline "1280x1024" 119.40 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1063
Modeline "1280x1024" 113.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 1024 1027 1034 1061 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x1024" 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060
Modeline "1440x900" 136.49 1440 1536 1688 1936 900 901 904 940
Modeline "1280x960" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002
Modeline "1280x960" 120.84 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 999
Modeline "1280x960" 110.95 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 997
Modeline "1280x960" 105.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 960 963 967 994 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x960" 102.10 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994
Modeline "1366x768" 110.19 1368 1456 1600 1832 768 769 772 802
Modeline "1360x768" 89.50 1360 1408 1440 1520 768 771 776 796 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1366x768" 101.70 1368 1448 1592 1816 768 769 772 800
Modeline "1366x768" 93.37 1368 1440 1584 1800 768 769 772 798
Modeline "1366x768" 85.86 1368 1440 1584 1800 768 769 772 795
Modeline "1360x768" 108.75 1360 1440 1584 1808 768 769 772 802
Modeline "1360x768" 101.25 1360 1440 1584 1808 768 769 772 800
Modeline "1360x768" 92.95 1360 1432 1576 1792 768 769 772 798
Modeline "1360x768" 89.50 1360 1408 1440 1520 768 771 776 796 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1360x768" 84.72 1360 1424 1568 1776 768 769 772 795
Modeline "1280x800" 107.21 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 835
Modeline "1280x800" 98.89 1280 1352 1488 1696 800 801 804 833
Modeline "1280x800" 91.61 1280 1352 1488 1696 800 801 804 831
Modeline "1280x800" 88.25 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 829 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x800" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828
Modeline "1152x864" 104.99 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 902
Modeline "1152x864" 96.77 1152 1224 1344 1536 864 865 868 900
Modeline "1152x864" 89.56 1152 1224 1344 1536 864 865 868 897
Modeline "1152x864" 86.75 1152 1200 1232 1312 864 867 871 895 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1152x864" 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895
Modeline "1280x768" 102.98 1280 1360 1496 1712 768 769 772 802
Modeline "1280x768" 94.98 1280 1352 1488 1696 768 769 772 800
Modeline "1280x768" 87.97 1280 1352 1488 1696 768 769 772 798
Modeline "1280x768" 84.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 768 771 778 796 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x768" 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795
Modeline "1280x720" 95.65 1280 1352 1488 1696 720 721 724 752
Modeline "1280x720" 89.04 1280 1352 1488 1696 720 721 724 750
Modeline "1280x720" 81.68 1280 1344 1480 1680 720 721 724 748
Modeline "1280x720" 79.25 1280 1328 1360 1440 720 723 728 746 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x720" 74.48 1280 1336 1472 1664 720 721 724 746
Modeline "1024x768" 81.80 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 802
Modeline "1024x768" 76.16 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 800
Modeline "1024x768" 69.71 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 798
Modeline "1024x768" 69.50 1024 1072 1104 1184 768 771 775 796 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1024x768" 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795
Modeline "1280x600" 79.00 1280 1344 1480 1680 600 601 604 627
Modeline "1280x600" 72.80 1280 1336 1472 1664 600 601 604 625
Modeline "1280x600" 66.74 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 623
Modeline "1280x600" 66.25 1280 1328 1360 1440 600 603 613 622 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x600" 61.50 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 622
Modeline "1024x600" 63.20 1024 1080 1184 1344 600 601 604 627
Modeline "1024x600" 58.10 1024 1072 1176 1328 600 601 604 625
Modeline "1024x600" 54.25 1024 1072 1104 1184 600 603 613 622 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1024x600" 53.78 1024 1072 1176 1328 600 601 604 623
Modeline "1024x600" 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622
Modeline "800x600" 48.91 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 627
Modeline "800x600" 45.50 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 625
Modeline "800x600" 44.00 800 848 880 960 600 603 607 622 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "800x600" 42.11 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 623
Modeline "800x600" 38.22 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 622
Modeline "768x576" 45.51 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 602
Modeline "768x576" 41.66 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 600
Modeline "768x576" 40.75 768 816 848 928 576 579 583 597 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "768x576" 38.56 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 598
Modeline "768x576" 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597
Modeline "640x480" 30.72 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 502
Modeline "640x480" 29.25 640 688 720 800 480 483 487 497 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "640x480" 28.56 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 500
Modeline "640x480" 25.95 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 499
Modeline "640x480" 23.86 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
Modeline "1920x1080" 148.00 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 +HSync +VSync
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[1]"
Modeline "1280x1024" 106.97 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1059
Modeline "1280x1024" 87.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 1024 1027 1034 1053 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x960" 107.32 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 995
Modeline "1280x960" 88.25 1280 1328 1360 1440 960 963 967 989 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x800" 107.21 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 835
Modeline "1280x800" 98.89 1280 1352 1488 1696 800 801 804 833
Modeline "1280x800" 91.61 1280 1352 1488 1696 800 801 804 831
Modeline "1280x800" 88.25 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 829 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x800" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828
Modeline "1152x864" 104.99 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 902
Modeline "1152x864" 96.77 1152 1224 1344 1536 864 865 868 900
Modeline "1152x864" 89.56 1152 1224 1344 1536 864 865 868 897
Modeline "1152x864" 86.75 1152 1200 1232 1312 864 867 871 895 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1152x864" 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895
Modeline "1280x768" 102.98 1280 1360 1496 1712 768 769 772 802
Modeline "1280x768" 94.98 1280 1352 1488 1696 768 769 772 800
Modeline "1280x768" 87.97 1280 1352 1488 1696 768 769 772 798
Modeline "1280x768" 84.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 768 771 778 796 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x768" 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795
Modeline "1024x768" 81.80 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 802
Modeline "1024x768" 76.16 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 800
Modeline "1024x768" 69.71 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 798
Modeline "1024x768" 69.50 1024 1072 1104 1184 768 771 775 796 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1024x768" 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795
Modeline "1280x600" 79.00 1280 1344 1480 1680 600 601 604 627
Modeline "1280x600" 72.80 1280 1336 1472 1664 600 601 604 625
Modeline "1280x600" 66.74 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 623
Modeline "1280x600" 66.25 1280 1328 1360 1440 600 603 613 622 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x600" 61.50 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 622
Modeline "1024x600" 63.20 1024 1080 1184 1344 600 601 604 627
Modeline "1024x600" 58.10 1024 1072 1176 1328 600 601 604 625
Modeline "1024x600" 54.25 1024 1072 1104 1184 600 603 613 622 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "1024x600" 53.78 1024 1072 1176 1328 600 601 604 623
Modeline "1024x600" 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622
Modeline "800x600" 48.91 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 627
Modeline "800x600" 45.50 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 625
Modeline "2560x1024" 135.00 2560 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066
Modeline "800x600" 44.00 800 848 880 960 600 603 607 622 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "800x600" 42.11 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 623
Modeline "800x600" 38.22 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 622
Modeline "768x576" 45.51 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 602
Modeline "768x576" 41.66 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 600
Modeline "768x576" 40.75 768 816 848 928 576 579 583 597 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "768x576" 38.56 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 598
Modeline "768x576" 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597
Modeline "640x480" 30.72 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 502
Modeline "640x480" 29.25 640 688 720 800 480 483 487 497 +HSync -VSync
Modeline "640x480" 28.56 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 500
Modeline "640x480" 25.95 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 499
Modeline "640x480" 23.86 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
Modeline "1280x1024" 143.69 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1070
Modeline "1280x960" 133.46 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1003
Modeline "1280x800" 110.20 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 836
Modeline "1152x864" 107.91 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 903
Modeline "1280x768" 105.85 1280 1360 1496 1712 768 769 772 803
Modeline "1024x768" 85.08 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 803
Modeline "1280x600" 81.24 1280 1344 1480 1680 600 601 604 628
Modeline "1024x600" 64.99 1024 1080 1184 1344 600 601 604 628
Modeline "800x600" 51.06 800 840 928 1056 600 601 604 628
Modeline "768x576" 46.80 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 603
Modeline "640x480" 31.54 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 502
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
VendorName "ACR"
ModelName "ACER H233H"
DisplaySize 510 287
HorizSync 30-83
VertRefresh 50-75
UseModes "Modes[0]"
Option "DPMS"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor[1]"
VendorName "ACR"
ModelName "AL1706"
DisplaySize 338 270
HorizSync 29-83
VertRefresh 43-75
Option "DPMS"
Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024"
UseModes "Modes[1]"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor[2]"
VendorName "ACR"
ModelName "AL1706"
DisplaySize 338 270
HorizSync 29-83
VertRefresh 43-75
Option "DPMS"
Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024"
UseModes "Modes[1]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Driver "radeonhd"
BoardName "ATI RADEON HD 4350"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[1]"
Driver "radeonhd"
BoardName "ATI RADEON HD 4350"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[2]"
Driver "radeonhd"
BoardName "ATI RADEON HD 4350"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080" "1680x1050" "1600x1024" "1600x1000" "1400x1050" "1600x900" "1280x1024" "1440x900" "1280x960" "1366x768" "1360x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
Virtual 1920 1080
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Device "Device[1]"
Identifier "Screen[1]"
Monitor "Monitor[1]"
DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Device "Device[2]"
Identifier "Screen[2]"
Monitor "Monitor[2]"
DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section "Extensions"

EndSection

gqstud79 · 12-20-2009, 06:59 PM

I changed my setup a bit and am a little closer to getting this to work. I am now using 2 monitors on the primary video card and everything is working great. The 2 monitors are functioning as a single desktop and I can drag windows between them. However, the third monitor is just showing up as a black screen and a "X" cursor. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

gqstud79 · 12-20-2009, 08:03 PM

Ok, finally got this one resolved. I enabled xinerama in Catalyst and then went into the xorg file and tweaked the settings for each display. All 3 monitors are working as they should.