dual video

Marcel Kunath kunathma@pilot.msu.edu
Wed, 11 Jul 2001 15:32:31 -0400 (EDT)


which makes me wonder if there is distinct difference between setting up a
Linux box with a dual video card or two video cards(single or dual). is one of
the two options better supported?

mk

>
> Quoted from Daniel R. Kilbourne on Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 03:11:25PM -0400:
> > A while back someone on the list had sent me a sample XF86Config file for
> > using 2 video cards under linux. If this sounds familiar, can you resend
> > please?  :)
>
> I don't remember if I was the one that sent one to you or not, but
> I do have a dual display setup here at work, so either way, I might
> be able to help... =)  Here it is!
>
> #Begin XF86Config
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
>     Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
>     Screen       0  "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
>         Screen       1  "Screen0" RightOf "Screen1"
>     #Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>     #Screen      1  "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
>     InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>     InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Files"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
>     Load  "GLcore"
>     Load  "dbe"
>     Load  "dri"
>     Load  "extmod"
>     Load  "glx"
>     Load  "pex5"
>     Load  "record"
>     Load  "xie"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>     Driver      "keyboard"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Mouse0"
>         Driver      "mouse"
>         Option      "Protocol" "auto"
>         Option      "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
>         #Option      "Device" "/dev/psm0"
>         Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> #Section "InputDevice"
> #    Identifier  "Mouse0"
> #    Driver      "mouse"
> #    Option      "Protocol" "auto"
> #    Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> #EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier   "Monitor0"
>     VendorName   "DEL"
>     ModelName    "5062"
>     HorizSync    30.0 - 70.0
>     VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier   "Monitor1"
>     VendorName   "DEL"
>     ModelName    "50ab"
>     HorizSync    30.0 - 121.0
>     VertRefresh  48.0 - 160.0
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>     ### Available Driver options are:-
>         #Option     "accel"
>         #Option     "crt_screen"
>         #Option     "composite_sync"
>         #Option     "linear"
>         #Option     "mmio_cache"
>         #Option     "probe_clocks"
>         #Option     "shadow_fb"
>     Identifier  "Card0"
>     Driver      "ati"
>     VendorName  "ATI"
>     BoardName   "Mach64 GT"
>     ChipSet     "ati"
>     ChipId      0x4754
>     ChipRev     0x41
>     BusID       "PCI:0:13:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>     ### Available Driver options are:-
>         #Option     "NoAccel"
>         Option     "SWcursor"
>         #Option     "HWcursor"
>         #Option     "Dac6Bit"
>         #Option     "Dac8Bit"
>         #Option     "ForcePCIMode"
>         #Option     "CCEPIOMode"
>         #Option     "CCENoSecurity"
>         #Option     "CCEusecTimeout"
>         #Option     "AGPMode"
>         #Option     "AGPSize"
>         #Option     "RingSize"
>         #Option     "VBListSize"
>         #Option     "VBSize"
>         #Option     "UseCCEfor2D"
>         #Option     "EnableFP"
>         #Option     "CRTOnly"
>         #Option     "UseFBDev"
>     Identifier  "Card1"
>     Driver      "r128"
>     VendorName  "ATI"
>     BoardName   "Rage 128 Pro PF"
>     BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier "Screen0"
>     Device     "Card0"
>     Monitor    "Monitor0"
>     DefaultDepth    24
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     1
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     4
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     8
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     15
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     16
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     24
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier "Screen1"
>     Device     "Card1"
>     Monitor    "Monitor1"
>     DefaultDepth    24
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     1
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     4
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     8
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     15
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     16
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth     24
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "DRI"
> EndSection
>
> # End XF86Config
>
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