This might work for you: http://blog.shockwaver.org/2008/03/howto-dual-monitors-in-linux-with-ati.html
When you configure your Graphics driver, select "fglrx (ATI proprietary driver)" -Dell discsox wrote: > > Thanks for posting the nVidia solution. > I am stuck with an ATI dual header card and could not find anything on the > web on how to set it up for dual monitor display in OTC. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Cheers Marcello > > > DigiDT wrote: >> >> I've solved my own problem :) >> >> To enable the mutliple-monitor support for nVidia graphics cards (I don't >> think this method will work for other graphic card vendors simple because >> the commands seem like they're pretty specific to the nVidia driver): >> >> -In the OTC manager, right-click on "Devices" and click "New" >> -Give it a name and select "Graphics Card" from the drop-down list, click >> Next >> -In the "Configuration" tab, select "nvidia (NVIDIA proprietary driver)" >> -Change the color depth and 3D acceleration settings to whatever you >> want. >> -then for the first three "Driver option" boxes put (WITH QUOTES): >> "TwinView" >> "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024; 1024x768,1024x768" >> "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP, DFP" >> -Click OK >> -Assign device to the ThinClient that you want to support dual-monitors >> :) >> >> Additional info: >> the command "TwinView" enables the dual monitor capability of the >> graphics card. Without the TwinView command all the other commands are >> just gibberish to the driver. >> >> MetaModes enables the resolutions for each monitor. There's all sorts of >> different options for this command, see the link below for more details. >> >> ConnectedMonitor tells the driver which kind of displays are connected to >> the graphics card. DFP stands for "Digital Flat Panel" but you can also >> specify CRTs and TVs. According to the documentation this command is >> really only useful for older displays, however the driver could not >> detect my brand-new (as of 2009) Dell 17" flat panels and this command is >> what made my dual monitor setup work. Of course, your results may vary. >> Again, see the link for more details. >> >> TwinView command reference: >> http://http.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-9629/README/appendix-g.html >> >> There's also a lot of useful information that you can utilize in the >> "Driver option" fields here: >> http://http.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-9629/README/appendix-d.html >> >> One final thing; I use "Splitview" on the server side to emulate the true >> "dual monitor" experience for my Windows Terminal Services users. >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> DigiDT wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I use openthinclient as a diskless operating system for my Windows >>> Terminal Services users (users boot to PXE, the linux client downloads >>> and boot which auto-starts RDESKTOP to my MS Terminal Server cluster). >>> >>> Everything works great except for that we want to give the users dual >>> monitors. >>> >>> Basically, openthinclient needs to initialize the second display and >>> then I can use the "-g WxH" argument to stretch the screen across both >>> monitors and then Splitview on the server to enable a "true" dual >>> monitor experience for the users. >>> >>> SO, how can I get openthinclient to initialize the second display? >>> Thanks! >>> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Enabling-Multiple-Monitor-support--tp22956622p23161949.html Sent from the openthinclient.org users' mailing list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ The Open Source Thin Client Solution http://openthinclient.org openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openthinclient-user
