I had 4 displays connected to my linux machine - unfortunately, they were 4 not-so-good PCI video cards, and my computer spent all its time writing to the PCI bus - Usable, but slow.
So, I dedicated the linux machine to just managing the displays, and I worked using XDMCP from a different server. That worked great. Again, that was with bad video cards and a not-so-powerful computer. Your mileage may vary. -mike On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 11:54 PM, Omer Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After reading the article in http://www.linux.com/articles/113516 about > this subject and seeing how simple it is to configure X-Window to handle > two displays, I would like to do this in my PC. > > * What is your experience with driving 2-3 displays from your Linux PC? > * Given the following situation, what would you recommend/keep away > from? > > Hardware: > My PC currently has the "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev > a1)" (according to lspci) video card in an AGP slot. > It also has two free PCI slots. > > Installation: > Linux flavor being used - Debian Etch, updated packages. > X-Window: Xorg version: 7.1.0-19. > Video driver being used: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nv_drv.so > >From /var/log/Xorg.0.log: > (II) Module nv: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.2.0 > Module class: X.Org Video Driver > > * Specific issues and questions: > > 1. What is the best video card nowadays, by the following criteria: > - Linux support > - Support for OpenGL in Linux > - Support for 3D effects in Linux > - On the other hand, I am not a gamer and don't expect to play games on > it. > - I need it to be a PCI card, as the AGP slot is already occupied. > However if an AGP card is much better, please let me know about it as > well. > > 2. Is there any problem using two different video cards (say, nVidia and > ATI) in the same PC? > > 3. Not directly related to the above, but insights would be helpful: > > I have a problem with the gspca Webcam driver - when trying to use any > application using a Webcam, the process gets stuck and cannot be killed > (i.e. the problem is in the driver). The problem seems to be associated > with the video card/driver, because in another PC (with an ATI driver), > the gspca driver and Webcam work OK. > > Does anyone know anything about this problem? I already asked the gspca > developer and in some IRC forums - but found no help there. > > --- Omer > -- > Delay is the deadliest form of denial. C. Northcote Parkinson > My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ > > My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. > They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which > I may be affiliated in any way. > WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
