Hello, I'm trying to set up a radeon 9600 in an Apple G5 with two monitors. I've tried both Xinerama and MergedFB.
Server version: X.Org X Server 1.5.3 Release Date: 5 November 2008 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-gentoo-r5 ppc64 Current Operating System: Linux perthite 2.6.30-gentoo-r5 #5 SMP Fri Dec 11 15:01:41 NST 2009 ppc64 Here is the result using xinerama: (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" XRANDR name: DVI-0 Connector: DVI-I CRT1: INTERNAL_DAC1 DFP2: INTERNAL_DVO1 DDC reg: 0x60 finished output detect: 0 finished all detect before xf86InitialConfiguration after xf86InitialConfiguration XRANDR name: DVI-1 Connector: DVI-I CRT2: INTERNAL_DAC2 DFP1: INTERNAL_TMDS1 DDC reg: 0x64 finished output detect: 0 finished all detect before xf86InitialConfiguration after xf86InitialConfiguration Entering TV Save Save TV timing tables saveTimingTables: reading timing tables TV Save done disable primary dac disable primary dac Backtrace: 0: X(xorg_backtrace+0x4c) [0x100f5738] 1: X(xf86SigHandler+0x68) [0x100732b8] 2: [0x100344] 3: X(XNFalloc+0x38) [0x100fa57c] 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libxaa.so [0xf500b1c] 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so [0xf61fc30] 6: X(xf86CrtcSetMode+0x11c) [0x100b06bc] 7: X(xf86SetDesiredModes+0x208) [0x100b0e44] 8: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so(RADEONScreenInit+0x1b3c) [0xf5ff818] 9: X(AddScreen+0x1c8) [0x100265a0] 10: X(InitOutput+0x230) [0x100672a8] 11: X(main+0x25c) [0x10026d14] 12: /lib/libc.so.6 [0xf858d64] 13: /lib/libc.so.6 [0xf858f14] Fatal server error: Caught signal 11. Server aborting disable primary dac finished PLL2 finished PLL1 Entering Restore TV Restore TV PLL Restore TVHV Restore TV Restarts Restore Timing Tables Restore TV standard Leaving Restore TV giving up. Here is the corresponding xorg.conf: Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Xinerama" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents" # For non-LCD tablets InputDevice "pad" # For Intuos3/CintiqV5/Graphire4/Bamboo tablets Option "Xinerama" "true" EndSection Section "Module" Load "ddc" Load "extmod" Load "xtrap" Load "dri" Load "glx" Load "record" Load "dbe" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7" EndSection # =========================== WACOM STUFF ============================== # snipped to save space # ===================== END WACOM STUFF ================================= Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "radeon" VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" BoardName "RV350 AP [Radeon 9600]" BusID "PCI:240:16:0" Screen 0 Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,CRT" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Card1" Driver "radeon" VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" BoardName "RV350 AP [Radeon 9600]" BusID "PCI:240:16:0" Screen 1 Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,CRT" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "ViewSonic19" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Trinitron19" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "ViewSonic19" SubSection "Display" Virtual 1280 1024 Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "Card1" Monitor "Trinitron19" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection EndSection I've also tried MergedFB. That does not crash but i just get two identical views of my desktop. Sorry for the long post. I'd appreciate any help offered. Thanks, Roger