[XFree86] dual head question

2003-03-25 Thread Derek Richardson
All, I'm having trouble finding information about a recent ( read : reasonable performance ) graphics card that will do 24 bit / 8 bit overlays in a dual-headed ( pref. w/ Xinerama ) configuration w/ XFree86. Does anyone have any suggestions? I haven't any luck w/ Google or the archives, and

Re: [XFree86] dual head question

2003-03-25 Thread Derek Richardson
, they only supported them on one head. If that's still the case (I don't know of any counter examples), then a single card, two head system is unlikely. MArk. On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Derek Richardson wrote: All, I'm having trouble finding information about a recent ( read : reasonable

Re: [XFree86] dual head question

2003-03-25 Thread Derek Richardson
. Thanks, Derek R. Mark Vojkovich wrote: On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Derek Richardson wrote: Mark, The only experience that I've had w/ that is the Matrox G450/550, and IIRC, I was told that was an issue of the 2nd RAMDAC operating at a lower clockspeed. I hope you're not right ;). Thanks, Derek R

[Xpert]Re: 8-bit psuedocolor overlays

2002-04-01 Thread Derek Richardson
From experience, I can tell you that Matrox cards work great for a single-headed configuration, but I had problems (wouldn't work) doing it w/ both heads. Supposedly this is fixed, but I haven't had time to verify that. Notes on drivers should be up on xfree86.org. Good luck! -- Linux