Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On 11/27/2011 01:41 PM, Thomas Cameron wrote: Howdy All - I have Gigabyte EP43-UD3L motherboard with a single PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot. It currently has a decent NVidia card - a GeForce 7300 GT. I've got two monitors attached, one via the VGA port and one via the digital video port. It works well, I get accelerated X and wobbly windows and all that silliness. Guilty pleasure: I like eye candy. I'd *really* love to do triple head - the monitor in front of me for my main work, and the two side screens for supporting stuff. I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. Has anyone done this? Thomas Sorry it's been so long, but I thought I'd tell you what I found. I got triple-head (three monitors) working on F17 using the ATI FirePro v4900. It has one DVI port and two DisplayPorts. I used two DisplayPort to DVI adapters, and I now have three 19" Viewsonic flatscreens set up and working great. Even cooler is I am using the native driver in F17. I have Gnomeshell working just like I like it, and it is freaking AWESOME! I've also run it with RHEL 6 and it's also perfect - desktop effects works great! TC -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
Thomas Cameron writes: > I do not, DJ, but that's exactly what I want. Any recommendations as far > as video card setup? I was thinking two identical 1X PCI Express cards > with two outputs each and the proprietary NVidia driver. Thoughts? This is my xorg.conf, specific to my monitor layout of course (one 30" and three 20", two 9800GT PCIe cards (despite the 7950GS in the text, it's an old file)). Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 screen 1 "Screen2" LeftOf "Screen0" screen 2 "Screen3" RightOf "Screen0" screen 3 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen3" Inputdevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" Inputdevice "Mouse0""CorePointer" Option "Xinerama" "true" EndSection #Section "Files" #ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia" #ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" #FontPath"unix/:7100" #EndSection Section "Module" Load "extmod" Load "glx" Load "dbe" Load "extmod" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AIGLX" "on" Option "IgnoreABI" "true" Option "DontZap" "false" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "3008WFP 2560x1600" HorizSync 31.0 - 94.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 86.0 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor1" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "2001FP 1600x1200" HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor2" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "2001FP 1600x1200" HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor3" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "2001FP 1600x1200" HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "nvidia" BoardName "nvidia 7950GS" Option "RandRRotation" "off" BusID "PCI:2:0:0" Screen 0 Option "RenderAccel" "true" Option "NoRenderExtension" "false" Option "DamageEvents" "true" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard1" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "nvidia" BoardName "nvidia 7950GS" Option "RandRRotation" "off" BusID "PCI:2:0:0" Screen 1 Option "RenderAccel" "true" Option "NoRenderExtension" "false" Option "DamageEvents" "true" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard2" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "nvidia" BoardName "nvidia 7950GS" Option "RandRRotation" "off" BusID "PCI:3:0:0" Screen 0 #Option"Rotate" "CCW" Option "Rotate" "Left" Option "RenderAccel" "true" Option "NoRenderExtension" "false" Option "DamageEvents" "true" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard3" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "nvidia" BoardName "nvidia 7950GS" Option "RandRRotation" "off" BusID "PCI:3:0:0" Screen 1 #Option"Rotate" "CCW" Option "Rotate" "Left" Option "RenderAccel" "true" Option "NoRenderExtension" "false" Option "DamageEvents" "true" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" Monitor"Monitor0" DefaultDepth24 Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True" SubSection "Display" Viewport0 0 Depth 24 Modes "2560x1600" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "Videocard1" Monitor"Monitor1" DefaultDepth24 Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True" SubSection "Display" Viewport0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1600x1200" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen2" Device "Videocard2" Mo
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
Mike Park wrote the following on 11/28/2011 12:55 PM: > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Thomas Cameron > wrote: > >> I'd *really* love to do triple head - the monitor in front of me for my >> main work, and the two side screens for supporting stuff. >> >> I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and >> I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either >> replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add >> a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. >> >> Has anyone done this? >> > I haven't tried using separate display adapters, but I'm currently > running F15 on triple head using an ATi Radeon HD 5770 card (I'll > confirm this model once I get back from work). This card, if I recall > correctly, offers (2) DVI ports and (1) DisplayPort port (I had to > purchase a separate DisplayPort->DVI adapter), which fired up my > desktop on all three screens w/ minimal fiddling (on both Gnome 3 and > KDE 4). Any ATi card that includes the "eyefinity" feature supports 3 or more monitors. These cards use DVI/DP (HDMI cards do not support eyefinity to my knowledge) and will have 3 video output ports. I've purchased several HD5450 cards for ~ $30 that work fine in other OS's. I have no idea of the current state of ATi drivers in Linux. In general, Nvidia has had a better history of Linux support compared to ATi. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On Nov 30, 2011, at 10:41 PM, Thomas Cameron wrote: > On 11/29/2011 11:27 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: >> >> Pete Travis writes: >>> I have three or four displays attached to two different nvidia GPUs. >>> I have noticed that a nouveau driven setup handles window management >>> much more sanely, and provides adequate 3D support for my purposes. >> >> Three displays is easy. One desktop on three displays is harder. Do >> you have one desktop? Can you open a window and make it as big as all >> three montors, as if they were one monitor? > > I do not, DJ, but that's exactly what I want. Any recommendations as far > as video card setup? I was thinking two identical 1X PCI Express cards > with two outputs each and the proprietary NVidia driver. Thoughts? > > Thomas That's what we use… We have 4 total outputs, but have only configured 3 for actual use. And yes, it's a single desktop, I can open an xterm as large as all three monitors.. -- Don Krause Head Systems Geek, Waver of Deceased Chickens. Optivus Proton Therapy, Inc. P.O. Box 608 Loma Linda, California 92354 909.799.8327 Tel 909.799.8366 Fax dkra...@optivus.com www.optivus.com "This message represents the official view of the voices in my head." smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On 11/29/2011 11:27 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: > > Pete Travis writes: >> I have three or four displays attached to two different nvidia GPUs. >> I have noticed that a nouveau driven setup handles window management >> much more sanely, and provides adequate 3D support for my purposes. > > Three displays is easy. One desktop on three displays is harder. Do > you have one desktop? Can you open a window and make it as big as all > three montors, as if they were one monitor? I do not, DJ, but that's exactly what I want. Any recommendations as far as video card setup? I was thinking two identical 1X PCI Express cards with two outputs each and the proprietary NVidia driver. Thoughts? Thomas -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
Pete Travis writes: > I have three or four displays attached to two different nvidia GPUs. > I have noticed that a nouveau driven setup handles window management > much more sanely, and provides adequate 3D support for my purposes. Three displays is easy. One desktop on three displays is harder. Do you have one desktop? Can you open a window and make it as big as all three montors, as if they were one monitor? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On Nov 29, 2011 12:47 PM, "DJ Delorie" wrote: > > > Thomas Cameron writes: > > http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_quadro_nvs_450_us.html > > > > Support for 4 monitors from one card. Pricey, though. :-( > > Note: this card has two GPUs. This probably means two X drivers, which > means Xinerama. > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org I have three or four displays attached to two different nvidia GPUs. I have noticed that a nouveau driven setup handles window management much more sanely, and provides adequate 3D support for my purposes. The easiest way I've found to configure is by creating an xorg.conf with nvidia-settings, then adjusting manually or replacing with open drivers as desired. However, if you're looking at gnome for this setup, you'll want one of the cards that support more than two displays, like the matrox or ati ones mentioned above, because mutter, gnome's new window manager/compositor, doesn't play nice with multiple X screens. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648156 -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
Thomas Cameron writes: > http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_quadro_nvs_450_us.html > > Support for 4 monitors from one card. Pricey, though. :-( Note: this card has two GPUs. This probably means two X drivers, which means Xinerama. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
> I'd *really* love to do triple head - the monitor in front of me for my > main work, and the two side screens for supporting stuff. > Maybe you want to try a splitter, like tripple head2go. Your computer will see this as one huge monitor. http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/th2go/specs.php I have never tried one but have drooled a lot. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/28/2011 11:51 AM, suvayu ali wrote: > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 20:41, Thomas Cameron > wrote: >> I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and >> I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either >> replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add >> a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. >> > > I am not sure there are any cards in the market with support for more > than 2 monitors. If that is true SLI is your only option. And as far > as I know SLI is only supported by the proprietary drivers. You might > want to check up on that before you invest on another card. > A more expensive option appears to be: http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_quadro_nvs_450_us.html Support for 4 monitors from one card. Pricey, though. :-( -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk7URtAACgkQmzle50YHwaDU9ACgxE0qNwRnhAw5ilMNfhap6y3G Kf0AoKQjmAHWcrkXGSkmxU+/D+XxD7eC =RAg2 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/28/2011 12:54 PM, Don Krause wrote: > > On Nov 28, 2011, at 9:51 AM, suvayu ali wrote: > >> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 20:41, Thomas Cameron >> wrote: >>> I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and >>> I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either >>> replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add >>> a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. >>> >> >> I am not sure there are any cards in the market with support for more >> than 2 monitors. If that is true SLI is your only option. And as far >> as I know SLI is only supported by the proprietary drivers. You might >> want to check up on that before you invest on another card. >> >> > > Uhh, no, SLI has little to nothing to do with multiple monitor support.. > > We do 3 monitor systems, using 2 dual DVI Nvidia cards with the proprietary > driver for a medical device, works fine. > > The only "trick" is finding the proper BusID for your cards. > > Here's a working xorg.conf for a 3 headed monitor setup, on CentOS 5, using > Nvidia's proprietary drivers.. > > # Xorg configuration > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Default Layout" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" > Screen 2 "Screen2" LeftOf "Screen0" > InputDevice"Mouse0" "CorePointer" > InputDevice"Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > Option "Clone" "off" > Option "Xinerama" "on" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > > # generated from default > Identifier "Mouse0" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "auto" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard0" > Driver "kbd" > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > # Option "DPMS" > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "DELL" > ModelName"P1130" > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > HorizSync28.0 - 133.0 > VertRefresh 43.0 - 172.0 > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > # Option "DPMS" > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > Identifier "Monitor1" > VendorName "DELL" > ModelName"P1130" > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > HorizSync28.0 - 133.0 > VertRefresh 43.0 - 172.0 > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > # Option "DPMS" > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > Identifier "Monitor2" > VendorName "DELL" > ModelName"P1130" > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > HorizSync28.0 - 133.0 > VertRefresh 43.0 - 172.0 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Videocard0" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVidia" > BoardName "GeForce 7600 GT" > BusID "1:0:0" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Videocard1" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVidia" > BoardName "GeForce 7600 GT" > BusID "1:0:0" > Screen 1 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Videocard2" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVidia" > BoardName "GeForce 7600 GT" > BusID "2:0:0" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Videocard0" > Monitor"Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen1" > Device "Videocard1" > Monitor"Monitor1" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen2" > Device "Videocard2" > Monitor"Monitor2" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > EndSubSection >
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
Thomas Cameron writes: > I'd *really* love to do triple head - the monitor in front of me for my > main work, and the two side screens for supporting stuff. I have four monitors with Fedora. There are two options... 1. Use 2 or more standard nvidia cards (or any card, really) and use Xinerama to combine them into a single "screen". This slows down some applications (most are OK) but the result "just works", despite years-old claims that Xinerama is "deprecated". I'm using two 9800GT cards, for example. 2. Buy a card that supports more than two monitors. Matrox makes a range of these, but beware - they have their own drivers and they're not as responsive as, say, nvidia. I'm still trying to get the latest one working sufficently. When I used the M9148 card with F12, it was *wonderful*. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 21:58, Don Krause wrote: > default screen number: 0 > number of screens: 1 > > screen #0: > dimensions: 5760x1200 pixels (1524x318 millimeters) > resolution: 96x96 dots per inch > depths (7): 24, 15, 1, 4, 8, 16, 32 > Thanks a lot Don. I think I'll need to understand Xorg better. Your comments will be very helpful. :) -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On Nov 28, 2011, at 12:08 PM, suvayu ali wrote: > Hi Don, > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 19:54, Don Krause wrote: >> Uhh, no, SLI has little to nothing to do with multiple monitor support.. >> >> We do 3 monitor systems, using 2 dual DVI Nvidia cards with the proprietary >> driver for a medical device, works fine. >> > > I don't quite understand how one can have a single X server running on > multiple hardware. Does your system by any chance run multiple > displays instead of a single extended desktop? I am asking because I > see multiple "ScreenX" sections in your example xorg.conf. As far as I > understood the OP wants an extended workspace. > > In any case, I would be glad if you could confirm or correct my > (possibly false/incomplete) understanding. :) > > -- > Suvayu It's a single desktop, display.0:0 across 3 screens, using xinerama. It doesn't work at all with xorg's "nv" driver, but works flawlessly with the "nvidia" driver, at least version 180.51. (We've not tried any ATI cards for this, although our first iteration used Matrox cards..) AFAIK, you need the multiple Screen definitions to populate the "ServerLayout" section, unless there's a better way to arrange the screens, which I haven't looked at, once setup, we can't change the config. (Documentation, Medical Device, etc…) The relevant portion of xdpyinfo: default screen number:0 number of screens:1 screen #0: dimensions:5760x1200 pixels (1524x318 millimeters) resolution:96x96 dots per inch depths (7):24, 15, 1, 4, 8, 16, 32 -- Don Krause Head Systems Geek, Waver of Deceased Chickens. Optivus Proton Therapy, Inc. P.O. Box 608 Loma Linda, California 92354 909.799.8327 Tel 909.799.8366 Fax dkra...@optivus.com www.optivus.com "This message represents the official view of the voices in my head." smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
Hi Don, On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 19:54, Don Krause wrote: > Uhh, no, SLI has little to nothing to do with multiple monitor support.. > > We do 3 monitor systems, using 2 dual DVI Nvidia cards with the proprietary > driver for a medical device, works fine. > I don't quite understand how one can have a single X server running on multiple hardware. Does your system by any chance run multiple displays instead of a single extended desktop? I am asking because I see multiple "ScreenX" sections in your example xorg.conf. As far as I understood the OP wants an extended workspace. In any case, I would be glad if you could confirm or correct my (possibly false/incomplete) understanding. :) -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Thomas Cameron wrote: > I'd *really* love to do triple head - the monitor in front of me for my > main work, and the two side screens for supporting stuff. > > I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and > I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either > replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add > a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. > > Has anyone done this? > I haven't tried using separate display adapters, but I'm currently running F15 on triple head using an ATi Radeon HD 5770 card (I'll confirm this model once I get back from work). This card, if I recall correctly, offers (2) DVI ports and (1) DisplayPort port (I had to purchase a separate DisplayPort->DVI adapter), which fired up my desktop on all three screens w/ minimal fiddling (on both Gnome 3 and KDE 4). -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On Nov 28, 2011, at 9:51 AM, suvayu ali wrote: > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 20:41, Thomas Cameron > wrote: >> I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and >> I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either >> replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add >> a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. >> > > I am not sure there are any cards in the market with support for more > than 2 monitors. If that is true SLI is your only option. And as far > as I know SLI is only supported by the proprietary drivers. You might > want to check up on that before you invest on another card. > > Uhh, no, SLI has little to nothing to do with multiple monitor support.. We do 3 monitor systems, using 2 dual DVI Nvidia cards with the proprietary driver for a medical device, works fine. The only "trick" is finding the proper BusID for your cards. Here's a working xorg.conf for a 3 headed monitor setup, on CentOS 5, using Nvidia's proprietary drivers.. # Xorg configuration Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" Screen 2 "Screen2" LeftOf "Screen0" InputDevice"Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice"Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "on" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "Monitor" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: # Option "DPMS" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "DELL" ModelName"P1130" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: HorizSync28.0 - 133.0 VertRefresh 43.0 - 172.0 EndSection Section "Monitor" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: # Option "DPMS" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: Identifier "Monitor1" VendorName "DELL" ModelName"P1130" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: HorizSync28.0 - 133.0 VertRefresh 43.0 - 172.0 EndSection Section "Monitor" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: # Option "DPMS" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: Identifier "Monitor2" VendorName "DELL" ModelName"P1130" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: HorizSync28.0 - 133.0 VertRefresh 43.0 - 172.0 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVidia" BoardName "GeForce 7600 GT" BusID "1:0:0" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard1" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVidia" BoardName "GeForce 7600 GT" BusID "1:0:0" Screen 1 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard2" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVidia" BoardName "GeForce 7600 GT" BusID "2:0:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" Monitor"Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "Videocard1" Monitor"Monitor1" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen2" Device "Videocard2" Monitor"Monitor2" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection -- Don Krause Head Systems Geek, Waver of Deceased Chickens. Optivus Proton Therapy, Inc. P.O. Box 608 Loma Linda, California 92354 909.799.8327 Tel 909.799.8366 Fax dkra...@optivus.com www.optivus.com "This message represents the official view of the voices in my head." smime.p7s Description: S/M
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Thomas Cameron wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Howdy All - > > I have Gigabyte EP43-UD3L motherboard with a single PCI Express 2.0 x16 > slot. It currently has a decent NVidia card - a GeForce 7300 GT. I've > got two monitors attached, one via the VGA port and one via the digital > video port. It works well, I get accelerated X and wobbly windows and > all that silliness. Guilty pleasure: I like eye candy. > > I'd *really* love to do triple head - the monitor in front of me for my > main work, and the two side screens for supporting stuff. > > I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and > I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either > replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add > a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. > > Has anyone done this? I've used a Matrox M9140 LP PCIe x16 card which provides four monitor connections successfully under Fedora 12 and 14, but I had to use the proprietary Matrox driver. However, if you can find a PCIe x1 card that provides one monitor connection, I don't see why it wouldn't work unless your power supply isn't big enough to run it. -- Dale Dellutri -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone got three monitors working?
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 20:41, Thomas Cameron wrote: > I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and > I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either > replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add > a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. > I am not sure there are any cards in the market with support for more than 2 monitors. If that is true SLI is your only option. And as far as I know SLI is only supported by the proprietary drivers. You might want to check up on that before you invest on another card. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Anyone got three monitors working?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Howdy All - I have Gigabyte EP43-UD3L motherboard with a single PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot. It currently has a decent NVidia card - a GeForce 7300 GT. I've got two monitors attached, one via the VGA port and one via the digital video port. It works well, I get accelerated X and wobbly windows and all that silliness. Guilty pleasure: I like eye candy. I'd *really* love to do triple head - the monitor in front of me for my main work, and the two side screens for supporting stuff. I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. Has anyone done this? Thomas -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk7SknEACgkQmzle50YHwaCHXgCgh5OPtqXsUZnn5F6hnuTvJYH6 0Q4An29A0m4znOWxWIgni3wv/l8zCAyr =nFLx -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
