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Old 03-19-2006, 05:18 AM   #1
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Nvidia Dual Head help


Here is my xorg.conf

I think I am close to getting it working, but I am missing something.

I seem to have the right desktop size because my mouse can go to the right of my desktop past the border. But the same image is shown on both tft.

Any help much appreciated.

Code:
# xorg.conf (Xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands as root:
#
#   cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom
#   md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum
#   dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"unix/:7100"			# local font server
	# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"evdev"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"gb"
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 NV18 [GeForce4 MX 4000 AGP 8x]"
	Driver		"nvidia"

    Option "TwinView" "true" 
    Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, CRT" 

    Option     "MetaModes"  "1280x1024,1280x1024; 1280x1024"
    Option     "TwinViewOrientation"      "RightOf"
    Option     "SecondMonitorHorizSync"   "30-81"
    Option     "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "56-75"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	30-81
	VertRefresh	56-75
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 4000 AGP 8x]"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24

	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x1024"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

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

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection
 
Old 03-19-2006, 05:24 AM   #2
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When I compiled the Nvidia driver on my computer, I had to make a few changes to xorg.conf

See here:

http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L...ection-02.html
 
Old 03-19-2006, 05:34 AM   #3
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I appreciate the post, but I've already looked at that readme.

I'm trying to get two monitors to act as a large desktop, but I can only see a clone of the left side on both monitors.
 
Old 03-19-2006, 05:37 AM   #4
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I only posted because I noticed that some of the changes that should have been made to your xorg.conf were not made. Maybe it won't make any difference to what you are trying to do, just thought I would point it out.
 
Old 04-02-2006, 01:12 PM   #5
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Comparing your xorg file to mine, I noticed that you have some stuff in a different section. Try taking this code out of the device section and put in the screen section.
Code:

    Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, CRT" 
    Option     "MetaModes"  "1280x1024,1280x1024; 1280x1024"
    Option     "TwinViewOrientation"      "RightOf"
    Option     "SecondMonitorHorizSync"   "30-81"
    Option     "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "56-75"
also add the twinview option to your screen section. So device should be the same, minus what I put in the code tags, and screen should have the stuff I put in the code tags plus
Option "TwinView" "true"
right above Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, CRT"

Hope that helps.
 
  


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