The problem for me is that the linux nvidia driver [proprietary] does not seem to work for me so far
-----Original Message----- From: cyrille henry [mailto:c...@chnry.net] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 5:28 PM To: Pagano, Patrick Cc: Hans-Christoph Steiner; PD list Subject: Re: [PD] many DVI ports with Debian/Ubuntu and Gem Le 03/06/2010 23:25, Pagano, Patrick a écrit : > Hans > Does it have to be linux? > I have 5 contiguous 1400x1050 x x x x x giving 7000x1050 in Winxp, if you > are using GEM windows might be a solution > what would be the problem with linux? c > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pd-list-boun...@iem.at [mailto:pd-list-boun...@iem.at] On Behalf Of > Hans-Christoph Steiner > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 5:08 PM > To: cyrille henry > Cc: PD list > Subject: Re: [PD] many DVI ports with Debian/Ubuntu and Gem > > > The screens we are currently specing are 1080p, so each output should > be able to do 1080. The idea is to have 10 contiguous screens all in > a line show one Gem space. They can show up on the computer as > contiguous or separate screens, that doesn't matter, I can handle the > difference in Gem. I think it might be easier to have them show up as > separate screens. > > I can break it up across multiple computers if that's easier, I'm > mostly trying to reduce the expense. I am just showing images, so not > heavy on the CPU/GPU. > > .hc > > On Jun 3, 2010, at 4:37 PM, cyrille henry wrote: > >> hello, >> >> with things like doublehead2go, or triplehead2go : >> http://www.matrox.com/graphics/fr/products/gxm/th2go/ >> you can easily have lot's of screen on 1 computer. >> (downside is that the screen are only horizontal) >> >> i made a 6 screen installation with a 400€ desktop having good >> performance. >> (GPU was a NVIDIA 9600 or something : only use nvidia gpu on linux >> if you need good performance and are not afraid of proprietary >> driver). >> >> but what is the resolution of the screen? >> to have a screen disposition like this : >> x x x >> x x x >> is less a problem than like this : >> x x x x x x >> The size of openGL windows is hardware limited. usually 4096x4096, >> but can go up to 8192x8192 with GPU having lot's of memory (go for >> 1go video Ram). >> >> cyrille >> >> Le 03/06/2010 19:23, Hans-Christoph Steiner a écrit : >>> >>> I am looking into doing a 10 screen installation using Pd/Gem. I'd >>> like >>> to run it on as few computers as possible. Anyone have any >>> recommendations for Debian or Ubuntu setups that can have like many >>> DVI >>> ports in one computer? >>> >>> .hc >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and >>> during >>> that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for >>> Big >>> Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. - General Smedley Butler >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >>> > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Programs should be written for people to read, and only incidentally > for machines to execute. > - from Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs > > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list