Lee Wilson wrote:
>
> I'm wanting to put 2 monitors on a new Mandrake-Linux 6.0 system. I have
> everything but the video cards, and was wondering if I could get any
> advice/experiences of anyone who has put 2 monitors on their system.
>
> First, what video cards will work for 2 monitors? I have an Intel motherboard
> with the TX chipset and an AGP slot. I would like the cards to have at least
> 8MB each (so I can run both monitors at 1280x1024 with a decent color palette).
> I know that I can get 2 ATI Expert 98 cards that work with dual monitors on
The ATI card has been supported for quite awhile. I ran an Xpert@Work
card for a few months a while back.
> Win98 (both PCI) for a reasonable price, but don't know if Linux has drivers for
> those (or even where to look to find out) and whether those drivers will allow 2
> cards anyway. I've been told that Matrox cards work with 2 monitors, but I
> can't find any except the new G400's. I'd actually like to get the G400 (32MB)
> which is 1 card capable of handling 2 monitors, but I don't know (again) if
> Linux has drivers for it (especially since it's a pretty new card on the
> market).
I believe (but check the XFree86 site to be sure) that 3.3.5 supports
the G400 cards. And the exceptional news is that 3D support for these
cards is coming right along also. You gotta love Matrox for releasing
the documentation for these cards, they've made me a believer. I'm
extremely happy with my current G200/8M/AGP card.
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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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