I've done this - the secret is getting your XF86config file right. However I don't think my S3 card was good - I had 24 pixels of video corruption on the top of that screen, and the X server would sig11 every couple hours. (screwing up my vmware sessions)
I had to take the PCI video card out, and its been going fine for days now. Please see my working XF86config file at: http://criggie.dyndns.org/XF86Config-4 On Fri, 2002-08-09 at 16:17, Michael Pearce wrote: > ----- Forwarded message from Steve Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > Michael > > Thanks heaps - I will work thru this next week and let you know. > > BTW, to others who were asking, my system has a S3 Trio 64V+ PCI and a SiS > 530 AGP card, not a single card that does dual-head. > > I have got as far as getting Linux to initialize the 2nd monitor, but it's > getting it going under X that's eluding me. > > Peace > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Pearce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, 9 August 2002 12:37 > > To: Christchurch Linux Users Group > > Subject: Dual Head > > > > > > Steve, > > > > Here are some basic steps to check if the dual head will actually > > work or not. Make sure this works before trying xinerama. > > > > Please reply leting me know your progress at each step.. > > > > e.g. STEP 2: Run dual..... Work OK, but only low res. > > > > Take the following one step at a time, this way you will know if > > things actually work. By the looks of it you have been leaping to > > the last step without actually making sure a standard dual head > > display works. > > > > > > > > This is for Redhat 7.1/7.2/7.3 > > > > > > STEP 1: Switch to runlevel 3 > > As root..... > > > > telinit 3 > > > > > > STEP 2: Run the dual head setup utility. > > As root..... > > > > xf86cfg > > > > If you have, did it make both displays work??? > > Dont worry about setting up positions/resolutions etc yet. > > > > Note: if you have a wheel mouse, run setup and select a standard > > 2/3 button mouse before running xf86cfg. > > > > > > > > STEP 3: Copy the Config files > > xf86cfg creates the file "XF86Config" in the "/root/" directory. > > That needs to be copied TWICE to "/etc/X11/" like so... as root.... > > > > cp /root/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config > > cp /root/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > > > > > > STEP 4: Restart X > > As root..... > > > > telinit 5 > > > > > > STEP 5: Login > > At the graphical login menu select KDE as your session and login > > as a normal user. > > KDE 3 recognises dual head setups and should start up 2 desktops > > (Im not sure about gnome) but it doesnt let you "span" windows > > across the display, I think they are working on it in the later versions. > > > > > > STEP 6: Try xinerama > > If you have got this far, then you have a dual head operational, > > it may not be at the resolution you want, but it is working. > > Now is when you can try xinerama to make sure it actually works. > > > > I have not tried this myself and dont have the time at the moment. > > > > Some possibly helpful documents re xinerama..... > > > > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Xinerama-HOWTO.html > > > > > > STEP 7: Resolution/Monitor position etc > > Now is the time to work on resolutions etc. > > > > > > If you managed to get a dual head working before trying xinerama > > then it should be possible to get it working properly. > > > > The XFree86 team have had an array of 4x4 displays working off 1 PC. > > I also know a university in Texas has an 8x8 array of video > > projectors working, but that was using multipule dual head video > > cards, and more than one PC. Both of these were using modern > > video cards though. > > > > > > Mike. > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------- > > !!!! Linux Rocks !!!! > > --------------------- > > > > > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > > --------------------- > !!!! Linux Rocks !!!! > ---------------------
