Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
Kevin Glick wrote: Say bye bye to DRI/GLX if you decide to go multi-head. It wont work, thats the downside I suppose, otherwise its great. I beg to differ, it works fine. I used a GeForce MX440, with dual VGA outputs to two 21 monitors, and ran many GL apps across both monitors. Quake 3 at 3200x1200 is pretty cool. Kevin Glick ITS Manager Sterling Business Forms [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maybe it was only an issue when using multiple video cards, I havent had a chance to try a dual-head card myself. Regards, Frank ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:06:38 -0400 Frank Laszlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin Glick wrote: Say bye bye to DRI/GLX if you decide to go multi-head. It wont work, thats the downside I suppose, otherwise its great. I beg to differ, it works fine. I used a GeForce MX440, with dual VGA outputs to two 21 monitors, and ran many GL apps across both monitors. Quake 3 at 3200x1200 is pretty cool. Kevin Glick ITS Manager Sterling Business Forms [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maybe it was only an issue when using multiple video cards, I havent had a chance to try a dual-head card myself. Yeah, it is if one is or is not a nvidia on both 4x/5x... And if one is a pci on 4x, then most likely there too... ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
Hey everyone. I'm considering an addition to the desktop. Namely a second monitor to set up a two faced system. Maybe it's really a two headed system? Either way, it was real easy to talk the boss (read wife) into it. I just mentioned that I was considering one of two things: A new laptop or a second monitor to set up this. Her first question was what will they cost? You can guess the rest. Now, my current card supports both standard video and DVI outputs, so I'm wondering if this is as simple as making the screen resolution twice as wide, or if I really have to get a second card. Something tells me it's not that simple. I've heard xinerama mentioned a few times in contexts that suggest it might be related to this task, but I'm not able to find anymore detail on it. X.org directed me to the sourceforge site, but all I can gather from that is that it is in the Desktop Environment category. There are no docs; there is no summary that tells what it does (it could be a screensaver for all I can tell from that). Searching the archives for dual monitor came up empty. I have to assume I am missing the majick phrase to get all the real info on this subject. So, my questions: Is anyone out there doing this with FreeBSD? Where the heck is the FM? BTW, the system in question is running xorg with FVWM 2.4.18 (from the ports), and will ultimately be running RELENG_5_3. TIA Lou -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ O'Brian's Law: Everything is always done for the wrong reasons. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
-Original Message- From: Louis LeBlanc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 1:32 PM To: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed? Hey everyone. I'm considering an addition to the desktop. Namely a second monitor to set up a two faced system. Maybe it's really a two headed system? Either way, it was real easy to talk the boss (read wife) into it. I just mentioned that I was considering one of two things: A new laptop or a second monitor to set up this. Her first question was what will they cost? You can guess the rest. Now, my current card supports both standard video and DVI outputs, so I'm wondering if this is as simple as making the screen resolution twice as wide, or if I really have to get a second card. Something tells me it's not that simple. I've heard xinerama mentioned a few times in contexts that suggest it might be related to this task, but I'm not able to find anymore detail on it. X.org directed me to the sourceforge site, but all I can gather from that is that it is in the Desktop Environment category. There are no docs; there is no summary that tells what it does (it could be a screensaver for all I can tell from that). Searching the archives for dual monitor came up empty. XFree86 supported this, am I am sure Xorg does as well. You just have to make some changes to the configuration and compile with Xinerama support. I ran this setup on XFree86 for a long time. I got all my information from XFree86.org and google on xinerama. I dont have the computer here to post the config =( I have to assume I am missing the majick phrase to get all the real info on this subject. So, my questions: Is anyone out there doing this with FreeBSD? Where the heck is the FM? BTW, the system in question is running xorg with FVWM 2.4.18 (from the ports), and will ultimately be running RELENG_5_3. TIA Lou -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ O'Brian's Law: Everything is always done for the wrong reasons. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This electronic transmission, including all attachments, is directed in confidence solely to the person(s) to whom it is addressed, or an authorized recipient, and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or disclosed. The contents of the transmission may also be subject to intellectual property rights and all such rights are expressly claimed and are not waived. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic transmission and then immediately delete this transmission, including all attachments, without copying, distributing or disclosing same. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On 10/20/04 01:40 PM, Michael Clark sat at the `puter and typed: SNIP Searching the archives for dual monitor came up empty. XFree86 supported this, am I am sure Xorg does as well. You just have to make some changes to the configuration and compile with Xinerama support. I ran this setup on XFree86 for a long time. I got all my information from XFree86.org and google on xinerama. I dont have the computer here to post the config =( SNIP Cool. That has provided enough info to keep me busy until 5.3 is released . . . The time constraint is on the monitor special though. It's the same on I already have, but the vendor isn't going to have them at that price much longer. Do I need a second card, or is there an adaptor I can get to plug both into the GeForce FX 5200s DVI port? Thanks a million for the info. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else. -- R. Buckminster Fuller ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
Louis LeBlanc wrote: On 10/20/04 01:40 PM, Michael Clark sat at the `puter and typed: I dont have the computer here to post the config =( You need two screen sections, two monitor sections and two device sections in the X config file. If it helps, a working example follows: # less /etc/X11/XF86Config Section ServerLayout Identifier Layout0 Screen 0 Screen0 0 0 Screen 1 Screen1 LeftOf Screen0 InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard InputDeviceMouse0 CorePointer Option Clone off Option Xinerama on EndSection Section Files FontPath/usr/local/share/fonts FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts FontPath/usr/local/share/fonts/override FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2 FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF FontPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 FontPath/usr/local/share/fonts/100dpi FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/artwiz-fonts FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/artwiz-aleczapka-en EndSection Section Module # Load freetype # Load xtt Load extmod Load glx Load dri Load dbe Load record Load xtrap Load type1 Load speedo Load freetype EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse0 Driver mouse Option Protocol Auto Option Device /dev/sysmouse Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard0 Driver keyboard Option XkbModel pc102 Option XkbLayout gb EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Monitor0 HorizSync30.0 - 81.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Monitor1 HorizSync30.0 - 81.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0 EndSection Section Device Identifier Card0 Driver mga ChipSet mgag400 Cardmga mgag400 BusID pci:1:0:0 Screen 0 EndSection Section Device Identifier Card1 Driver mga ChipSet mgag400 Cardmga mgag400 BusId pci:1:0:0 Screen 1 EndSection Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Card0 MonitorMonitor0 DefaultDepth 24 SubSection Display Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 EndSubSection EndSection Section Screen Identifier Screen1 Device Card1 MonitorMonitor1 DefaultDepth 24 SubSection Display Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 EndSubSection EndSection Section DRI Group0 EndSection Peter. -- the circle squared network systems and software http://www.circlesquared.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On 10/20/04 08:09 PM, Peter Risdon sat at the `puter and typed: Louis LeBlanc wrote: On 10/20/04 01:40 PM, Michael Clark sat at the `puter and typed: I dont have the computer here to post the config =( You need two screen sections, two monitor sections and two device sections in the X config file. If it helps, a working example follows: That helps a ton. Thank you *very* much. I'm still curious about my last question though. I suddenly realized I'm not being entirely clear where there's room for misinterpretation. I'm wondering at this point if I should go buy a second physical video card to install into my tower. Not whether I should configure in a second card section in the X config. I'm starting to think I won't, otherwise you'd probably have mentioned a card section for each card, right? So the physical hookup will have one monitor plugged into the standard video port, and the second plugged into the DVI port via an adaptor. What adaptor would I be using? Thanks again Peter. Your config will probably save me a good bit of frustration. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about. -- John von Neumann ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On 10/20/04 03:33 PM, Louis LeBlanc sat at the `puter and typed: On 10/20/04 08:09 PM, Peter Risdon sat at the `puter and typed: Louis LeBlanc wrote: On 10/20/04 01:40 PM, Michael Clark sat at the `puter and typed: I dont have the computer here to post the config =( You need two screen sections, two monitor sections and two device sections in the X config file. If it helps, a working example follows: That helps a ton. Thank you *very* much. I'm still curious about my last question though. I suddenly realized I'm not being entirely clear where there's room for misinterpretation. I'm wondering at this point if I should go buy a second physical video card to install into my tower. Not whether I should configure in a second card section in the X config. I'm starting to think I won't, otherwise you'd probably have mentioned a card section for each card, right? So the physical hookup will have one monitor plugged into the standard video port, and the second plugged into the DVI port via an adaptor. What adaptor would I be using? Looks like I didn't read far enough down before replying. Your config looks like I have to go shopping for another graphics card. Not sure if I can even get the same one now. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ love, n.: When you don't want someone too close--because you're very sensitive to pleasure. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
Louis LeBlanc writes: Your config looks like I have to go shopping for another graphics card. Not sure if I can even get the same one now. Though they're not state-of-the-market, Matrox (with I have always had good results) made dual-headed cards based on the G400/450 series. Robert Huff ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On 10/20/04 03:49 PM, Robert Huff sat at the `puter and typed: Louis LeBlanc writes: Your config looks like I have to go shopping for another graphics card. Not sure if I can even get the same one now. Though they're not state-of-the-market, Matrox (with I have always had good results) made dual-headed cards based on the G400/450 series. What makes a dual headed card? My system invoice described the video card as follows: 128MB DDR GeForce FX 5200 Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI 128FX52 So, I have a TV-Out *and* DVI port on this card. I take it this isn't the same, and I won't get the expected results by plugging the new monitor into this port? It just occurred to me that I do have onboard video, and that it should be decent at least. According to some of the reading I've already done, the different video cards won't be a problem. And, worst come to worst, I should be able trade (sshh! - she won't miss it anyway!) the audio upgrade that wouldn't work in FreeBSD with my wife's video upgrade (my audio upgrade was a modified SB Live card, and she also has onboard video). Her upgrade is the same card as mine - different part number, but I suspect that simply reflects a lot number. Cool. But I do have to get a second card - the multiple outputs in this card won't fit the bill, will it? Lou -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ Going the speed of light is bad for your age. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On Wednesday, October 20, 2004, at 11:09AM, Peter Risdon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Section Device Identifier Card0 [snip] BusID pci:1:0:0 Screen 0 EndSection Section Device Identifier Card1 [snip] BusId pci:1:0:0 Screen 1 EndSection Notice both cards are using one PCI slot. Its the same card. All you need is one of these: http://eshop.macsales.com/AddToBasket.cfm?ID=5313Item=MICDVIVGA You should then be able to use the card you already have, just plug both monitors into it. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On Oct 20, 2004, at 4:11 PM, Louis LeBlanc wrote: What makes a dual headed card? The card needs to have two RAMDACs, and two HD-15 VGA or DVI connectors. My system invoice described the video card as follows: 128MB DDR GeForce FX 5200 Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI 128FX52 So, I have a TV-Out *and* DVI port on this card. I take it this isn't the same, and I won't get the expected results by plugging the new monitor into this port? The GeForce 5200 is (was?) the lowest-end model of the 5xxx series, somewhat comparible to the MX variants of the GF 2 3 lines. I betcha the 5400 or higher has dual connections, assuming your card does not. But I do have to get a second card - the multiple outputs in this card won't fit the bill, will it? Well, you can usually get an AGP and a PCI card to work at the same time; that will also give you two heads. -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
Louis LeBlanc wrote: What makes a dual headed card? My system invoice described the video card as follows: 128MB DDR GeForce FX 5200 Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI 128FX52 So, I have a TV-Out *and* DVI port on this card. I take it this isn't the same, and I won't get the expected results by plugging the new monitor into this port? It just occurred to me that I do have onboard video, and that it should be decent at least. According to some of the reading I've already done, the different video cards won't be a problem. And, worst come to worst, I should be able trade (sshh! - she won't miss it anyway!) the audio upgrade that wouldn't work in FreeBSD with my wife's video upgrade (my audio upgrade was a modified SB Live card, and she also has onboard video). Her upgrade is the same card as mine - different part number, but I suspect that simply reflects a lot number. Cool. But I do have to get a second card - the multiple outputs in this card won't fit the bill, will it? Lou Say bye bye to DRI/GLX if you decide to go multi-head. It wont work, thats the downside I suppose, otherwise its great. And yes, i had mine setup with a AGP card and the other was onboard, It worked like a charm. Hope this helps. Regards, Frank ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed
There are a number of ways to run dual monitors on FreeBSD, Leaving out the option of having the same desktop on each monitor (which is not very interesting), they are: Independent X sessions on each monitor. This gives you two totally independent screens, each with its own desktop. Advantages: you can run hardware acceleration on each (OpenGL, DRI, etc.). Disadvantages: you cannot drag windows from one screen to the other. I find this annoying. Xinerama. This spreads a single desktop over the two monitors. Advantages: a single desktop is wonderful. Disadvantages: no 3D hardware acceleration at all; software 3D only on the primary monitor, and none on the secondary (I think). Also, not all applications are Xinerama-aware, so you sometimes get dialog boxes split between the monitors (half on one, half on the other). Of course, you can simply drag the box onto one monitor or the other. MergedFB. Like Xinerama, except that it uses a single frame buffer for both screens (Xinerama uses one for each monitor). Advantages: Hardware acceleration is available. Disadvantages: some fiddling with the graphics drivers to get the windows to behave like Xinerama (for window placement and resizing). If you have no need for hardware acceleration, I recommend you try Xinerama to see how you like it. It may well be good enough. If you do need acceleration, it is your call on which of the other two options would be better. I don't know your graphics card, so I have no advice to offer here. It is possible to use two different graphics cards (the one you have, and the one integrated onto your motherboard) but I've not tried that. I use an old Matrox G450 in MergedFB mode (still on XFree 4.3.0; this should work on X.org as well). It is no speed demon, but 2D quality is nice, and speed is adequate for the few applications I have that require OpenGL. In addition to googling on Xinerama, try www.botchco.com/alex/dualhead and www.winischhofer.net/linuxsisvga.shtml for information on MergedFB. I have XF86Config files for all of these modes (for the G450); unless there is general interest I'd suggest you contact me off-list to get them if they would help. And good luck! Frank Jahnke ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
Frank Laszlo wrote: [...] Say bye bye to DRI/GLX if you decide to go multi-head. It wont work, thats the downside I suppose, otherwise its great. I was under the impression that it won't work on both screens. But I think DRI does work on one. Hence the last bit of my X config: Section DRI Group0 EndSection Peter. -- the circle squared network systems and software http://www.circlesquared.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
Robert Huff wrote: Louis LeBlanc writes: Your config looks like I have to go shopping for another graphics card. Not sure if I can even get the same one now. Though they're not state-of-the-market, Matrox (with I have always had good results) made dual-headed cards based on the G400/450 series. That's what I'm using, which is why the two sections are identical. Look at Greg Lehey's website for an example config with two different cards. Peter. -- the circle squared network systems and software http://www.circlesquared.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
Quoting Peter Risdon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Robert Huff wrote: Louis LeBlanc writes: Your config looks like I have to go shopping for another graphics card. Not sure if I can even get the same one now. Though they're not state-of-the-market, Matrox (with I have always had good results) made dual-headed cards based on the G400/450 series. That's what I'm using, which is why the two sections are identical. Look at Greg Lehey's website for an example config with two different cards. Peter. -- I'm coming in late on this thread, and didn't see the original, so I don't know if this was mentioned, but nVidia makes good cards that are dual head, and work great with their binary drivers. 3d acceleration works as well, but only on one monitor (whichever is your Primary display). Ken ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
you can always try an `X -configure` and see if the resulting xorg.conf has 2 sections for cards. if it does, you will be fine with a dvi to vga adapter. if not, you'll have to get another card. also, it will depend on your motherboard whether you need an agp or pci card. sometimes even if you have an agp slot on the board, the onboard video is on the agp bus so putting the card in the agp slot will disable the onboard video. good luck, luke ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
Say bye bye to DRI/GLX if you decide to go multi-head. It wont work, thats the downside I suppose, otherwise its great. I beg to differ, it works fine. I used a GeForce MX440, with dual VGA outputs to two 21 monitors, and ran many GL apps across both monitors. Quake 3 at 3200x1200 is pretty cool. Kevin Glick ITS Manager Sterling Business Forms [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:33:06 -0400 Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/20/04 08:09 PM, Peter Risdon sat at the `puter and typed: Louis LeBlanc wrote: On 10/20/04 01:40 PM, Michael Clark sat at the `puter and typed: I dont have the computer here to post the config =( You need two screen sections, two monitor sections and two device sections in the X config file. If it helps, a working example follows: That helps a ton. Thank you *very* much. I'm still curious about my last question though. I suddenly realized I'm not being entirely clear where there's room for misinterpretation. I'm wondering at this point if I should go buy a second physical video card to install into my tower. Not whether I should configure in a second card section in the X config. Depends on the card... I know I can handle three device on my fx5200(2 dsub 15 and 1 svideo), with iirc them all being able to have seperates screens with out any of them being mirrored, but I would still say it would be best to check up on the specific model you have... I looked at this awhile back, covering dsub15 connectors not D/A DVI connectors. The problem I ran into was flaky info on this area. I was wanting to find a card that would run doom3 nicely and run dual monitor. I found I could easily have gotten a more powerful card than a fx5200 and dvi to dsub15 converter for the less than the price of a dual dsub15 fx5200. I got looking into it more and got lots of conflicting into. I found a massive lack of useful specs on the cards and chipsets... mainly in the area of what sort of DVI connector they have on them... wether it is DVI A or D... and wether it was going to be a mirror of the dsub connector or not. Among the older nvidia cards, from what I can tell, the DVI connector was generally just a mirror of the dsub15 connector. I'm starting to think I won't, otherwise you'd probably have mentioned a card section for each card, right? So the physical hookup will have one monitor plugged into the standard video port, and the second plugged into the DVI port via an adaptor. What adaptor would I be using? See above :/ Looked into that when looking for a nice dual head card for my dual boot box... I decided it would just be simpler to get a card with two dsub15 connectors... From a lot of googling I did back in july over this, I would not trust it unless their are either two DVI or dsub15 connectors :/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:22:11 -0400 Charles Swiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 20, 2004, at 4:11 PM, Louis LeBlanc wrote: What makes a dual headed card? The card needs to have two RAMDACs, and two HD-15 VGA or DVI connectors. My system invoice described the video card as follows: 128MB DDR GeForce FX 5200 Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI 128FX52 So, I have a TV-Out *and* DVI port on this card. I take it this isn't the same, and I won't get the expected results by plugging the new monitor into this port? Depends on the card. On some one of them is mirrored on others it is not. The GeForce 5200 is (was?) the lowest-end model of the 5xxx series, somewhat comparible to the MX variants of the GF 2 3 lines. I betcha the 5400 or higher has dual connections, assuming your card does not. Works good hear and runs doom3 nicely. :) But I do have to get a second card - the multiple outputs in this card won't fit the bill, will it? Well, you can usually get an AGP and a PCI card to work at the same time; that will also give you two heads. The nvidia driver, from my experience does not work on PCI cards on 4x so if you are not running 5x, this can be some what limiting if you want opengl on both. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed?
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:24:15 -0400 Frank Laszlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thats the downside I suppose, otherwise its great. And yes, i had mine setup with a AGP card and the other was onboard, It worked like a charm. Hope this helps. Works on 5x :) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
