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gustafson
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 Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: Dual monitor problem: Two nvidia cards one not displaying. |
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Hi,
I've got two nvidia cards and two monitors and I'm trying to setup a dual monitor system. I can't get the second monitor to display anything.
The xorg.conf.
| Code: | Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/lib64/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib64/modules"
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/"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "vnc"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
# Load "dri"
Load "xtrap"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "UseEdidDpi" "False"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]"
BusID "PCI:0:13:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Card1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection |
The message in /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
| Code: | (II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Setting vga for screen 1.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEdidDpi" "False"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce FX 5200 at PCI:1:0:0
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 131072 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.34.20.87.00
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce FX 5200 at PCI:1:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0): SUN (CRT-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): SUN (CRT-0): 350 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "1280x1024"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
(==) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (75, 75); computed from built-in default
(**) NVIDIA(1): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(1): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(1): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(1): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(1): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(EE) NVIDIA(1): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!
(EE) NVIDIA(1): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "ramdac"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb" |
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gustafson
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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I was able to get the dual display working by changing the second driver to nv instead of nvidia. If anyone knows how to use the nvidia module twice, that would be appreciated. Thanks!
| Code: | Section "Device"
Identifier "Card1"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]"
BusID "PCI:0:13:0"
EndSection |
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MDD
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Joined: 09 Feb 2004
Posts: 12
Location: Mannheim, Germany
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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The problem is the newer nvidia modules dont support those old TNT2 cards. Unless you go back to an older driver version (7174 seems to be the last that works) you'll have no chance to get it work.
Check e.g. this thread for more info:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-412019-highlight-nv5m64.html |
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gustafson
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| Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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Well... I should say I started at the older modules first and didn't get both monitors working until I upgraded and made the config file change described above.
However when I downgraded and tried to use those modules specifically, I get the nvidia module to load for the old card but it doesn't work for the new screen. (Same scenario as when I first posted). Is it possible that the nvidia ebuild only recognizes one card at a time and builds the driver in a way where it won't work for the second card? This is what I suspect is happening.
Thanks, |
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