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 > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Xpert mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert > _______________________________________________ > Xpert mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert > _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
