[olug] Dual Monitors
Jeff Norton
jnorton at jggt.com
Mon Nov 17 03:48:22 UTC 2003
disregard that i was having another thought.
X starts but I get the same image on both screens.
Jay Swackhamer wrote:
>what's left on the screen when you do a startx?
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>>Do I need to startx using
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>>I made the change and it still does not work here are the output files
>>from
>>#lspci
>>00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-760 [IGD4-1P]
>>System Controller (rev 14)
>>00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-760 [IGD4-1P] AGP
>>Bridge
>>00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South]
>>(rev 40)
>>00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus
>>Master IDE (rev 06)
>>00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1a)
>>00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1a)
>>00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev
>>40)
>>00:09.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc RTL8139 Ethernet (rev 10)
>>00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev
>>05)
>>00:0a.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port
>>(rev 05)
>>00:0d.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41)
>>00:0d.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41)
>>00:0d.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 02)
>>01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 If
>>[Radeon 9000] (rev 01)
>>01:05.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 [Radeon
>>9000] (Secondary) (rev 01)
>>
>>
>>#grep -i device /var/log/X*.log
>>/var/log/XFree86.0.log:(**) | |-->Device "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>/var/log/XFree86.0.log:(**) | |-->Device "ATI Radeon 9000 - 2"
>>/var/log/XFree86.0.log:(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
>>/var/log/XFree86.0.log:(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
>>/var/log/XFree86.0.log:(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:05:0
>>/var/log/XFree86.0.log:(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>>/var/log/XFree86.0.log:(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device
>>"Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(**) | |-->Device "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:05:0
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(--) Assigning device section with no busID to
>>primary device
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device
>>"Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
>>/var/log/XFree86.1.log:(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device
>>"Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
>>/var/log/XFree86.setup.log:(WW) RADEON: No matching Device section for
>>instance (BusID PCI:1:5:1) found
>>/var/log/XFree86.setup.log:EE) No devices detected.
>>
>>My XF86Config File
>>********************************************
>>Section "ServerLayout"
>> Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
>> Screen 0 "Screen0"
>> Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
>> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>> Option "xinerama" "1"
>>EndSection
>>.....
>>
>>Section "Monitor"
>> Identifier "Monitor0"
>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
>> ModelName "VG700b"
>> HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
>> VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
>> Option "dpms"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "Monitor"
>> Identifier "Monitor1"
>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
>> ModelName "VG700b"
>> HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
>> VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
>> Option "dpms"
>>EndSection
>>.........
>>
>>Section "Device"
>> Identifier "ATI Radeon 9000"
>> Driver "vesa"
>> VendorName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>> BoardName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>> BusID "PCI:01:05:00"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "Device"
>> Identifier "ATI Radeon 9000 - 2"
>> Driver "vesa"
>> VendorName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>> BoardName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>> BusID "PCI:01:05:01"
>>EndSection
>>Section "Screen"
>> Identifier "Screen0"
>> Device "ATI Radeon 9000"
>> Monitor "Monitor0"
>> DefaultDepth 16
>> SubSection "Display"
>> Depth 16
>> Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
>>"800x600" "640x480"
>> EndSubSection
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "Screen"
>> Identifier "Screen1"
>> Device "ATI Radeon 9000 - 2"
>> Monitor "Monitor1"
>> DefaultDepth 16
>> SubSection "Display"
>> Depth 16
>> Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
>>"800x600" "640x480"
>> EndSubSection
>>EndSection
>>
>>****************************************
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>>Jay Swackhamer wrote:
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>>>ok,
>>>if the card shows up as two instances on the PCI bus
>>>when you do a 'lspci' or 'cat /proc/pci' you just need to duplicate a
>>>some of the sections and layout where the screens are
>>>
>>>you need to have a direction to tell the desktop where the monitors are
>>>located i.e.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Section "ServerLayout"
>>> Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
>>> Screen 0 "Screen0"
>>> Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
>>> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>>> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>>> Option "xinerama" "1"
>>>EndSection
>>>--
>>>
>>>then double the section for the monitor changing the identifier
>>>i.e.
>>>--
>>>Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "Monitor0"
>>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
>>> ModelName "VG700b"
>>> HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
>>> VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
>>> Option "dpms"
>>>EndSection
>>>
>>>Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "Monitor1"
>>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
>>> ModelName "VG700b"
>>> HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
>>> VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
>>> Option "dpms"
>>>EndSection
>>>
>>>--
>>>add the BusID for the first card,
>>>then add the section for the second card
>>>you can get the busid by looking at the X log after running startx
>>>
>>>#grep -i device /var/log/X*.log
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>Section "Device"
>>> Identifier "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>> Driver "vesa"
>>> VendorName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>> BoardName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>> BusID "PCI:01:00:0"
>>>EndSection
>>>
>>>Section "Device"
>>> Identifier "ATI Radeon 9000 - 2"
>>> Driver "vesa"
>>> VendorName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>> BoardName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>> BusID "PCI:00:14:0"
>>>EndSection
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>and then make a 2nd screen section that uses the 2nd video card's
>>>identifier & monitor identifier
>>>
>>>--
>>>Section "Screen"
>>> Identifier "Screen0"
>>> Device "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>> Monitor "Monitor0"
>>> DefaultDepth 16
>>> SubSection "Display"
>>> Depth 16
>>> Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
>>>"800x600" "640x480"
>>> EndSubSection
>>>EndSection
>>>
>>>Section "Screen"
>>> Identifier "Screen1"
>>> Device "ATI Radeon 9000 - 2"
>>> Monitor "Monitor1"
>>> DefaultDepth 16
>>> SubSection "Display"
>>> Depth 16
>>> Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
>>>"800x600" "640x480"
>>> EndSubSection
>>>EndSection
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have two-monitors/ one desktop
>>>>
>>>>Jay Swackhamer wrote:
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>>>>>Do you want two separate X servers running? i.e. two
>>>>>monitors/mouse/keyboards for two users. or two-monitors/one desktop?
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>>>>>>I have an ATI 9000 with two Viewsonic Monitors. I tried to use ATI's
>>>>>>linux drivers but X can't find the monitors. I want to use them side
>>>>>>by
>>>>>>side with two seperate X windows running. My config file is as follows
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Section "Monitor"
>>>>>> Identifier "Monitor0"
>>>>>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
>>>>>> ModelName "VG700b"
>>>>>> HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
>>>>>> VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
>>>>>> Option "dpms"
>>>>>>EndSection
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Section "Device"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # no known options
>>>>>> #BusID
>>>>>> Identifier "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>>>>> Driver "vesa"
>>>>>> VendorName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>>>>> BoardName "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>>>>>EndSection
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Section "Screen"
>>>>>> Identifier "Screen0"
>>>>>> Device "ATI Radeon 9000"
>>>>>> Monitor "Monitor0"
>>>>>> DefaultDepth 16
>>>>>> SubSection "Display"
>>>>>> Depth 16
>>>>>> Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
>>>>>>"800x600" "640x480"
>>>>>> EndSubSection
>>>>>>EndSection
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any ideas?
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