ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/archive/linux/2002/

Check out either the binary or source package, READ THE README!!!
I recomend the binary ;)
It worked great for me, I'm just playing with some Framebuffer features of
the kernel, and I wanted to test them with XFree86...

Up up and away!!!

Bryan Hundven
code mongler

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Long" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Xpert]Matrox G550 - Dual Head Framebuffer?


> Bryan,
>
> Try adding the appropriate BusID option to the "Device" sections for
> the framebuffers. I don't know if this will work, I just looked it up
> in the current XFree86 documentation for the fbdev driver.
>
> I'm also going to try this tonight with my G550. I haven't been able
> to get dualhead working using the mga driver, but I haven't tried
> using fbdev yet. I also just got a new motherboard (that ISN'T 4 years
> old), so I'm hoping something miraculous will happen...
>
> Scott
>
> On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:32:10 -0700
>   "Bryan Hundven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I tried to get my G550 to dual head XFree86 using the fbdev instead
> >of mga.
> >All I got was 2 screens on 1 monitor instead of 2 screens on 2
> >monitors.
> >Isn't it suppost to have screen 0 on specified monitor and screen 1
> >on
> >specified monitor?
> >Does fbdev even support dual-head. Is there a way to link screen 0 to
> >/dev/fb0 and screen 1 to /dev/fb1?
> >
> >Bryan Hundven
> >
> >Config as of now:
> >-----------------------------
> >Section "ServerLayout"
> >     Identifier "Dualhead"
> >     Screen      "Screen0"
> >     Screen      "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
> >     InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Files"
> >     FontPath "unix/:-1"
> >EndSection
> >
> ># Module loading section
> >
> >Section "Module"
> >     Load  "dbe"        # Double-buffering
> >     # These arn't going to work under fbdev. Might as well speed up
> >the
> >startup process :)
> >     # #Load  "GLcore"        # OpenGL support
> >     # #Load  "dri"        # Direct rendering infrastructure
> >     # #Load  "glx"        # OpenGL X protocol interface
> >     Load  "extmod"        # Misc. required extensions
> >     # Load  "v4l"        # Video4Linux
> >     # Load  "xtt"        # Default loading not freetype but xtt
> >     # Load  "speedo"        # Default loading Speed Font Library
> >     # Load  "type1"        # Default loading Type1 Font Library
> >     # Load  "pex5"        # PHIGS for X 3D environment (obsolete)
> >     # Load  "record"    # X event recorder
> >     # Load  "xie"        # X Image Extension (obsolete)
> >     # You only need the following two modules if you do not use xfs.
> >     # Load  "freetype"     # TrueType font handler
> >     # Load  "type1"        # Adobe Type 1 font handler
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Keyboard"
> ># See /etc/X11/XF86Config
> >     XkbDisable
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "InputDevice"
> >     Identifier  "Mouse0"
> >     Driver      "mouse"
> >     Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> >     Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> >     Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
> >     Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Monitor"
> >     Identifier "AOC Spectrum"
> >     VendorName "Unknown"
> >     ModelName  "Unknown"
> >     HorizSync 30-70
> >     VertRefresh 50-130
> >     Option "dpms"
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Monitor"
> >     Identifier "Generic Monitor"
> >     VendorName "Unknown"
> >     ModelName  "Unknown"
> >     HorizSync 30-110
> >     VertRefresh 48-170
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Device"
> >     Identifier "Matrox Millennium G550_1"
> >     Driver "mga"
> >     BoardName "Unknown"
> >     VideoRam 32768
> >     BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> >     Screen 0
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Device"
> >     Identifier "Matrox Millennium G550_2"
> >     Driver "mga"
> >     BoardName "Unknown"
> >     VideoRam 32768
> >     BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> >     Screen 1
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Device"
> >     Identifier "Linux Frame Buffer_1"
> >     Driver "fbdev"
> >     BoardName "Unknown"
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Device"
> >     Identifier "Linux Frame Buffer_2"
> >     Driver "fbdev"
> >     BoardName "Unknown"
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Screen"
> >     Identifier "Screen0"
> >     Device "Linux Frame Buffer_1"
> >     Monitor "AOC Spectrum"
> >     DefaultDepth 16
> >     Subsection "Display"
> >         Depth 16
> >         Modes "1280x1024"
> >     EndSubSection
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Screen"
> >     Identifier "Screen1"
> >     Device "Linux Frame Buffer_2"
> >     Monitor "Generic Monitor"
> >     DefaultDepth 16
> >     Subsection "Display"
> >         Depth 16
> >         Modes "1280x1024"
> >     EndSubSection
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "DRI"
> >     Mode 0666
> >EndSection
> >
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