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frising
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 Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:04 am Post subject: Nvidia GeForce FX 5900XT working with dual head |
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Hi,
I have got one 20.1' and one 15' monitor connected to the same Nvidia GeForce FX 5900XT graphics card. I realy like the idea of xinerama/twinview when using 2 monitors with the same resolution.
However, when using one monitor with 1600x1200 and one monitor with 1024x768 pixels it's quite irritating. So I decided to run two X screens instead of just one big. You'll find my config below. Hope it helps someone!
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# File generated by xorgconfig.
# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this section is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
Section "Module"
# This loads the DBE extension module.
Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection
# This loads the font modules
Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"
# Load "xtt"
# This loads the GLX module
Load "glx"
# This loads the DRI module
# Load "dri" # Not needed when using nvida drivers
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of monitor sections may be present
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Hyundai-Q15"
HorizSync 31-60
VertRefresh 56-75
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "ViewSonic VP201s"
HorizSync 30-92
VertRefresh 50-85
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
#Section "Monitor"
# Identifier "TV"
# HorizSync 60
# VertRefresh 30-150
#EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
# Standard VGA Device:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Driver "vga"
EndSection
# Device configured by xorgconfig:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Nvidia GeForce FX 5900XT 0"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Nvidia GeForce FX 5900XT 1"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0"
Screen 1
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 0"
Device "Nvidia GeForce FX 5900XT 0"
Monitor "ViewSonic VP201s"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "Nvidia GeForce FX 5900XT 1"
Monitor "Hyundai-Q15"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerLayout"
# The Identifier line must be present
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen 0"
Screen 1 "Screen 1" RightOf "Screen 0"
Option "StandbyTime" "5"
Option "OffTime" "10"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
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ahubu
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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I'm quite sure you're not running 2 X sessions here: just one session and 2 screens. When you run 2 x sessions you eat up a lot more memory, you have to explicitly start a second server (something like "startx :1"), and you'll be able to switch to the second/first screen by pressing CTRL-ALT-F8/F7.
Just thought you might want to know 
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frising
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, you're right... I'm using 2 screens and not 2 X sessions. Just mixed it up.  |
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float-
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| Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks, I will have a look at your xorgconfig when I get home :p |
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icb410
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| Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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This is just what I wanted! I have the same video card with 2 viewsonic LCD screens connected to the analog port and to the digital port with a converter. Trying your setup though didn't work. Took some playing to figure out, but device section had to look like the following for it to work:
| Code: | Section "Device"
Identifier "Gainward NVIDIA GeForceFX5900 0"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
VideoRam 131072
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Gainward NVIDIA GeForceFX5900 1"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
VideoRam 131072
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-1" ##<--- note it's '-1' not '-0'!
Screen 1
EndSection
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frising
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| icb410 wrote: | This is just what I wanted! I have the same video card with 2 viewsonic LCD screens connected to the analog port and to the digital port with a converter. Trying your setup though didn't work. Took some playing to figure out, but device section had to look like the following for it to work:
| Code: | Section "Device"
Identifier "Gainward NVIDIA GeForceFX5900 0"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
VideoRam 131072
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Gainward NVIDIA GeForceFX5900 1"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
VideoRam 131072
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-1" ##<--- note it's '-1' not '-0'!
Screen 1
EndSection
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Hi,
I'm glad that you worked it out. The reason for that my config didn't work for you is that you use the converter to the DVI port.
If you take a look at:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-6629/README.txt
there's some more info about the coonectedmonitor settings.
| Quote: | Option "ConnectedMonitor" "string"
Allows you to override what the NVIDIA kernel module
detects is connected to your video card. This may
be useful, for example, if you use a KVM (keyboard,
video, mouse) switch and you are switched away when
X is started. In such a situation, the NVIDIA kernel
module cannot detect what display devices are connected,
and the NVIDIA X driver assumes you have a single CRT.
Valid values for this option are "CRT" (cathode ray
tube), "DFP" (digital flat panel), or "TV" (television);
if using TwinView, this option may be a comma-separated
list of display devices; e.g.: "CRT, CRT" or "CRT, DFP".
NOTE: anything attached to a 15 pin VGA connector is
regarded by the driver as a CRT. "DFP" should only be
used to refer to flatpanels connected via a DVI port.
Default: string is NULL. |
Does it work with "CRT-0" and "CRT-1" on the graphics devices?
/Philip |
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cybermonkey
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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Hi there,
I've been following your howto and have had some progress. I have one CRT and one TFT on a gefore 6600 GT. When i try your config i can only get one monitor at a time to work.
Heres my config:
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Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection
Load "type1"
# Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"
# Load "xtt"
# This loads the GLX module
Load "glx"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
# FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local/"
# FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo/"
# FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TrueType/"
# FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/freefont/"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbVariant" "Apple"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
# Option "Resolution" "256"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "IIyama TFT"
HorizSync 24-80
VertRefresh 55-75
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Samsung CRT"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-160
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Driver "vga"
EndSection
# Device configured by xorgconfig:
Section "Device"
Identifier "GeForce 6600 GT 0"
Driver "nvidia"
VideoRam 131072
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "GeForce 6600 GT 1"
Driver "nvidia"
VideoRam 131072
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-1"
Screen 1
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 0"
Device "GeForce 6600 GT 0"
Monitor "Samsung CRT"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "GeForce 6600 GT 1"
Monitor "IIyama TFT"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen 0"
Screen 1 "Screen 1" LeftOf "Screen 0"
Option "StandbyTime" "5"
Option "OffTime" "10"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection |
When i swap the screens around for example the TFT comes on but the CRT switches off and vice vercer. The card has 2 DVI ports and the monitors are connected to those via a VGA-DVI converter.
Cheers for any help.[/code] |
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cybermonkey
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 12:18 am Post subject: |
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Figured it out 
Basically i stopped being a lazy bugger for 5 mins  and read
the nvidia .docs and commented out the
| Code: | | Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0" |
lines and now i have 2 desktops  |
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pjj
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Thx, I have pasted your config and edited it for my Monitors etc. It works only Gnome won't start and gives some errors  . Anyone knows to solve this?
This are the visible errors I got : | Code: | There was a problem registering the panel with the bonobo-activation server.
The error code is: 3
The panel will now exit. |
And this one
| Code: | Nautilus can't be used now, due to an unexpected error.
Nautilus can't be used now, due to an unexpected error from Bonobo when attempting to register the file manager view server. |
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ThinkTank89
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:27 am Post subject: |
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How do I find out what the bus ID of each one of my hookups is.
P.S. 1 vid card, 2 montior hookup. |
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ahubu
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| ThinkTank89 wrote: | | How do I find out what the bus ID of each one of my hookups is. |
That would be by looking at the numbers in front of the output of the
command. It must be run by root.
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