On 23 Aug 2001 02:56:55 -0700, Jeremiah Mahler wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 10:17:30AM +0200, Cyan Ogilvie wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 06:13:44PM -0700, Jeremiah Mahler wrote:

<snip>

> > You need two Device sections, pretty much identical, but with
> > different identifiers of course.  Get the busid for the card from
> > lspci or XFree86 -scanpci.  It'll prolly be 1:0:0 if it's AGP and
> > add it to each of the device sections like so:
> > 
> > BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
> > 
> > I also had to put a "Screen 1" in the second head's Device section.
> > 
> > Then two Monitor sections with different identifiers, and two screen
> > sections with the Device and Monitor options pointing to the ones 
> > defined above.
> > 
> > Then a ServerLayout section including lines something like:
> >     Screen         "Display 1" LeftOf "Display 2"
> >     Screen         "Display 2" 0 0
> > 
> > And all should be well.  For those with a G400 or G450 I highly
> > recommend Matrox's mgapdesk util (get the rpm from matrox.com and
> > alien it).  It sets up multi head really easily.
> > 
> > Cyan
> >             
> 
> Cyan,
> 
> Thanks for all the tips, they have helped greatly.  I have now worked
> the errors into this new one.
> 
> file: XFree86.0.log
>        .
>        .
>        .
>  (II) Loading sub module "radeon"
>  (II) LoadModule: "radeon"
>  (II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o
> 
>  Fatal server error:
>  Requested Entity already in use!
>        .
>        .
>        .
> 
> I am confused by this error because I do not know what is referred to
> by "entity".  Everything else looks good up until this error.  I have
> no idea what configuration option would effect this type of error.

What do the relevant sections of your XF86Config-4 file look like?  ie
the devices, monitors, screens etc.

--mike

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