RE: [expert] Connecting two monitors

[Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA]

I believe Metrolink also will do this.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Axalon Bloodstone [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 10:58 AM
> To:   Christopher Quale
> Cc:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      Re: [expert] Connecting two monitors
> 
> On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Christopher Quale wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Does XFree 4.0 (the "xinerama", I think, feature) actually
> > support dual head on a Matrox G400? I own one and tried to
> > get it working but I seem to remember reading that we had
> > to wait for Matrox to release their XF 4.0 drivers. Can
> > anyone confirm or deny this 'cause if there were a way to 
> > run dual head I would be most interested as I enjoy having
> > that luxury in winblows.
> > 
> > Chris
> 
> No there is no support for the G400 in xinerama that I am aware
> of. Primary development has been done on and with G200's. With the latest
> inbodyment of the matroxfb drivers you could manage to have X on one and
> console on another, but hitting a hotkey is required to change which get's
> input. To achive what your looking for your only option (again that I am
> aware of) is purchaseing A AccelX Multihead server.
>  
> > John Aldrich wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The other day I read a mail about some people that had a G400 dual
> head
> > > > and how to configuring it. I have read an article that explain how
> to
> > > > install two graphic card (and the monitor) with win98 with a  few
> steps
> > > > and very easy and the only thing that I can say is .... wooau.
> > > >
> > > > There's some way to do the same with linux and the Xfree?
> > > >
> > > XFree86 v4.0.x supports dual-headed Linux, but primarily
> > > with dual-output cards, *I THINK*. I've been wrong before,
> > > but I *do* know that X4 supports dual-monitors. Don't
> > > *think* it supports dual-video cards, but Metro-X, a
> > > commercial X-server *does* support multiple video cards.
> > >         John
> 
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