[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)
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>>
>>#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
>>>
>>>--
>>>
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>>>      
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>>>>I have two-monitors/ one desktop
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>>>>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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