From: "Eric (Deacon)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ive got dual monitor setup too but when I enable the second output > half > > life wont run, how did you get it to work. I'm using the Visiontek GF4 > MX > > 440 btw. I never tried windowed, just full screen and it crashes back > to > > desktop... > > Whoa...you running in Windows? My gaming box is WinXP Pro running on an > AthlonXP 1900+, 512MB PC-133, Visiontek GF4 MX440 (same as you have, I'm > guessing) with the dual VGA outs. I'm currently running the DetXP 40.41 > drivers, and I have no problems at all. I've never had any problems > like the one you're describing, actually. What resolution do you run on > your desktops? What size monitors are they? What resolution do you run > for HL? >
I ran dual monitors a couple of years ago and had the same issue. At the time I did a bit of research and found the problem was that the OpenGL specification does not make any provision for dual monitors; so when you try to use a full-screen OpenGL application, it doesn't know what monitor to run on and crashes. (At least that's my layman's understanding, as somebody who knows next to nothing about OpenGL.) I think the more recent Detonator drivers have resolved this problem (perhaps via the TwinView stuff), if you're using Nvidia cards. Oh, when I was doing this I was using two video cards (1 AGP and 1 PCI) as there weren't any dual-head cards readily available. But that probably doesn't make much difference in itself. -Simon _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
