Hi,
Did you have any problems with the drivers for the matrox dual head?
I'm currently looking into swapping my matrox G450 into my Linux machine
for the multiple monitor support, and would like to gather as much
information as possible.
Thanks
> Well I had a chance to use the Matrox
> drivers this weekend. Whil I was able to
> get two displays running with KDE 2.1,
> I really wasn't able to use the second to
> any real advantage. Windows kept opening
> too far down, and I couldn't move them.
> I think it is a KDE issue. I recall read-
> ing that KDE is "not" multi-monitor
> compliant. Thanks for the help, and info
>
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 3:05 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [expert] dual displays
>
>
> I will try it out this weekend.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Civileme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:53 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] dual displays
>
>
> On Friday 23 March 2001 19:15, you wrote:
> > Are you using the Matrox provided drivers
> > (mga_drv.o and hal_drv.o) or the kernel provided
> > drivers. Mandrake 8.0b2 was supposed to fix G450
> > issues. I cant make it work at all as of last night
> > with Kernel provided modules, or XF86 stock
> > drivers. KDE 2.1 came up for me with RH 7.1b but
> > I could not access the second display at all.
> > Oh well there is the weekend to fight it I guess.
> >
> > Brian
> >
>
> Yes the XFree driver is broken and the closed-source works (both by the same
> author, incidentally).
>
> Civileme
> QA/Software testing
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Riley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 12:35 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [expert] dual displays
> >
> > Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN wrote:
> > > I have a Matrox G450. I have heard (read) that KDE is not capable of
> > > doing dual monitor display. Their website names Windowmaker for this use.
> > > Is there another window manager that supports dual display?
> >
> > I just simply run one large dual headed desktop across two monitors with
> > a G450 using xinerama. KDE doesn't know the difference and behaves
> > normally. The other window managers, at least the ones shipped with LM
> > 7.1 work nicely as well.
> >
> > Dan
>
