I currently don't use ubuntu, don't use dual-monitors much less three, not knowing anything about the "hassle" of setting this up I didn't bother responding.
Do not be afraid to joust a giant just because some people believe in windmills. Carlos Konstanski wrote: > I remember seeing it a couple days ago (or was it yesterday?). Your > original post made it. Maybe no one on this list can afford 3 monitors > at $1159.99 each, and therefore are not in a position to help. Just a > theory - it certainly holds true for me. > > I can tell you that you can use NVidia TwinView to set up 2 monitors > on one card very easily. Too bad you didn't post this question a month > ago, or I would have been able to give you a sample config. I was > using it on my work machine, which is now gone (or actually I am gone > from it). But it was easy. Check out > http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2007/02/nvidia_twinview_and_xorgconf.html > > > > Carlos > > On Tue, 8 Dec 2009, Victor Soich wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:22:50 -0800 >> From: Victor Soich <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help; civil and on-topic" >> <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [PLUG] trying to understand the interplay between video cards >> and 3 >> monitors in linux >> >> Hi all, >> >> I sent the below email to [email protected] >> and cc: to [email protected] >> >> I got a response from someone at [email protected] >> and I'm happy with the response, but I got no response from >> [email protected] In fact, I think it didn't even make >> it onto the list. I didn't notice it in my email account like I do >> with other emails >> from the list. I'm just wondering, did I do something wrong? Was I >> off topic somehow? Just curious. >> >> Sincerely, >> Victor Soich >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Victor Soich <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 6:29 PM >> Subject: trying to understand the interplay between video cards and 3 >> monitors in linux >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected], [email protected] >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> I want to build a system for the first time. I'm a bit fuzzy on how >> video cards and 3 monitors work. I will be asking my questions >> pretending money is no object. What I mean by that last statement is >> that I want to get 3 30" monitors, the LG W3000H, which costs >> $1,159.99 at newegg.com >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005115 >> >> but realistically, I will maybe buy one 30" LG W3000H, and use two >> existing monitors that I own. For the purposes of answering my >> inquiry, please pretend that I will have three 30" W3000H monitors. >> >> According to the specs of the W3000H monitor, >> >> http://www.lge.com/products/model/detail/w3000h.jhtml >> >> it's recommended resolution is 2560 x 1600, and it's connection is >> DVI-D (Dual Link). >> >> I want to run the three monitors at "full blast", i.e. 2560 x 1600. >> So, presumibly I need two video cards like the >> >> ASUS EN9600GT SILENT/2D/512MD3 GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 >> PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Retail >> Silent V-Cool Heatsink with Dual DVI Output >> >> whose specs are: >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121324 >> >> This card has 2 x DVI ports and supports Dual-Link DVI. So I guess if >> I get two of these cards, I'll have 4 x DVI ports, and I can hook up >> the 3 monitors mentioned above. Is that true? >> >> Will I have enough "power" to run the 3 monitors? The Memory Size is >> 512MB? Will the monitors run at "full blast" so to speak. I >> understand I'll have to configure some sort of xorg.conf file, but >> what I'm really interested in knowing is if these two video cards >> working somehow together will be able to power the 3 monitors. The >> max resolution on the individual card is Max Resolution 2560 x >> 1600. >> Since one monitor's resolution is 2560 x 1600, does that imply that 3 >> monitors running at 2560 x 1600, won't work with 2 video cards whose >> individual Max Resolution is 2560 x 1600. Do I have to get more video >> cards, or do I have enough? >> >> These video cards I'm talking about use the NVidia chipset ? Do I >> have to use the SLI technology from NVidia to run the two video cards >> together? >> >> Furthermore, I'm leaning towards NVidia because they seem to work >> better in Ubuntu linux. However, from what I can tell, >> ATI is ostensibly, more open source, but their implementation of their >> open source drivers are bad. Since I'm new to this stuff, I am >> leaning toward NVidia, and hoping it'll "just work" when I finally try >> to install ubuntu linux. Should I be dissuaded from this, i.e. should >> I go with ATI, or to avoid headaches, should I stick with NVidia? >> >> I cited specific components, i.e. monitors, and video cards above. >> What I want to do is build a system that runs ubuntu linux with 3 >> powerful monitors ( my eyes suck....) and I figure I need two video >> cards working together ( and I don't know if I have to take into >> account NVidia's SLI technology, and/or ATI's Crossfire technology ) >> somehow. I want to know what kind of components I need, so that I >> don't have to worry that I bought the wrong, or not powerful enough, >> cards. I really don't want the hassle of having bought my video >> cards, and monitor(s), and then having to return them because they are >> not fully supported under linux, and/or not powerful enough cards. >> >> Anyone who has gone through this "hassle" of trying to get 3 monitors >> to work in ubuntu linux, please steer me clear of "bumps in the road". >> >> Thank you, >> Victor Soich >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
