Dan Monjar wrote:
You need to define 2 devices, 2 monitors, and 2 displays in your /etc/X11/XF86Config file.
Anyone got any hints on how to setup my system to run with a dual-headed card? Currently using Mandrake 10. I'll accept any replies, top or bottom posted...
Attached in my config file, I'm also running Mandrake 10 on a Dell 5100 laptop.
Robert Ryals
# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
#Option "Xinerama" "on"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
Load "dri" # direct rendering
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "en_US"
Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "synaptics"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.06"
Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
# Option "Repeater" "/dev/ps2mouse"
Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
Option "FingerLow" "25"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "TopEdge" "1700"
Option "RightEdge" "5300"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "laptopmonitor"
VendorName "Dell"
ModelName "Dell 1400x1050 Laptop Display Panel"
HorizSync 31.5-90.0
VertRefresh 59.0-75.0
# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync
# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "external"
HorizSync 30-80
VertRefresh 56-76
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "ATI Radeon"
Driver "radeon"
Screen 0
BusID "PCI:01:00:0"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device2"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "ATI Radeon"
Driver "radeon"
Screen 1
BusID "PCI:01:00:0"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "laptoplcd"
Device "device1"
Monitor "laptopmonitor"
DefaultColorDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
#Modes "1280x1024"
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen2"
Device "device2"
Monitor "external"
DefaultColorDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "synaptics" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "AlwaysCore"
Screen 0 "laptoplcd"
Screen 1 "screen2" LeftOf "screen1"
EndSection
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