Am 10.03.2013 21:48, schrieb Alecks Gates: > On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Michael Hampicke <gentoo-u...@hadt.biz> > wrote: > [...] >> I use the ati-drivers package, and I'd say there are pretty solid now. I >> first started using ati-drivers with my HD2600 card card - as the kernel >> drivers did not support the power saving mechanisms of the card. No >> power saving on the HD2600 meant just when idling: 60 degree C and a >> power usage of over 30 watts more then when using the kernel driver. Not >> to mention the noise of the fan. When I bought my new HD 7770 card last >> year, it was not supported by the kernel, so I sticked with the >> ati-drivers. Everythings works as it's supposed to. Dual screen setup >> with different solutions, power saving when idling, 3D power when you >> need it (steam games), opencl works fine too. >> > > I just bought a 7770 myself, and have been interested in getting a > dual monitor setup with ati-drivers. What steps do I have to take? >
Just fire up the AMD catalyst control center, configure to your liking, that's it pretty much. I do run gnome 3.6 - but configuring dual monitors only with gnome (via system settings) was not possible.
