Hi David, I have heard that GTK 590 supports up to three monitors.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-590/features There is an alternative via X extensions (with second GPU), it seemed to work for us couple of years ago but I am not sure the current status of it. Thanks, On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:27 AM, David Zemon <david.ze...@mst.edu> wrote: > Software: Ubuntu 12.04.1 running Xfce4 > Hardware: Microway 1U rack, 1 x NVidia Quadro 5000, 1 x Tesla C2050 > (access to more teslas), 3 x Dells S500 projectors, 1 x totally awesome > custom built immersive screen :) > > *Goal:* Maximize ParaView across all three monitors for seamless > integration. > > *Problem:* the Quadro 5000 supports only 2 monitors which means we need a > second GPU. Second GPU means second X screen and, as far as I know, a > window can not be maximized across two X screens. > > *Help:* What are my options for maximizing ParaView across all three > monitors? > > *Known solutions:* The only solution I've found so far is to use an AMD > card. Two problems with that: 1) the driver setup is supposed to be a real > PITA, 2) we don't have a FirePro sitting around to try out, so that would > mean buying one. > > I'm open to changing up the software stack if you know of something that > will work. > > Thanks, > David Zemon > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > > -- | Aashish Chaudhary | R&D Engineer | Kitware Inc. | www.kitware.com
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