Hello all. I'm trying to enable dual monitor support on a box running a fresh install of Red Hat 7.1 (kernel 2.4.2, XFree86 4.0.3). I have an NVidia GForce2 AGP card, and a 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI card, both connected to Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 200 monitors.
I found the Xinerama HOWTO, and under its guidance I was able to produce XFree86Config files that worked when either one card or the other was installed. That is, when the NVidia is physically removed, the system works just fine using the 3dfx, and, it also works fine when only the NVidia is installed. The system even works fine with both cards physically attached, but only the NVidia configured to be used by X. The trouble starts when I try to use both cards together, or the 3dfx by itself, when both cards are physically installed. While both monitors do get a signal, they are blank, and the machine locks up hard, forcing me to reboot. I'm using GNOME 1.2.4 for my window manager, if that makes any difference. I know there are more recent versions of the kernel and of XFree86 available, but trying to install their RPMs threw me into a tangle of dependencies that eventually forced me to give up and reinstall from scratch. So, I'm hoping I can get a two-monitor set-up working before I start braving upgrades again. I don't have my configuration files available at the moment (victims of the reinstall), but I can recreate them if necessary, and really I did nothing more than what was instructed in the Xinerama HOWTO. I verified by cut-and-paste that each device/monitor/screen combination worked by itself for each card, so I am confident there were no typos. The relationship between the screens was simple: "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0". Both were going to run at the same resolution and same color depth, and both cards are capable of the requested resolutions (1152x864x16). I'll be happy to provide any additional information necessary, and feel free to steer me towards any documentation I may have missed. This is my first real tinkering with X, and it's becoming a daunting challenge! ---Kris Kelley _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
