Alex Deucher schreef: > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Paul van der Vlis <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I would like to use multiple monitors. I use Asus M4A78 PRO mainboards >> with AMD 780G/SB700 chipset and integrated Radeon HD 3200 Graphics. >> This mainboard has a VGA and a DVI port. Can I use that for dual screens >> with OSS drivers? > > Yes.
Does that work with a 2.6.26 kernel? >> When I add a PCIe card with HD 3450 chipset I cannot use the integrated >> graphics anymore. In the manual they tell about "surround view". Is this >> possible with OSS drivers? > > In theory it should work with kms using drm-next. Ah, I hope it works really... I don't want to use it for games, but for multi-seat. > fglrx also supports multiple cards. I don't want closed-source. >> I am interested in multi-seat systems too. >> Do you know about setups for multi-seat systems with ATI/AMD and OSS >> drivers? >> >> I would like to have hardware accelerated 2D. What version of X/kernel >> do I need as a minimum? > > For 2D acceleration you need 2.6.31. For 3D and kms you'll need > drm-next or 2.6.32. Thanks for the info. >> And are there ATI videocards what use really less energy? > > The hardware is capable of quite a few power saving features, they are > just not well implemented yet in the open source driver. There are > some options in the non-KMS ddx to reduce engine clocks and enable > clock gating, but it's pretty basic right now. OK.. (it's not for a laptop). With regards, Paul van der Vlis. _______________________________________________ xorg-driver-ati mailing list [email protected] http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-driver-ati
