Alvin Oga wrote: > > On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, [KS] wrote: > > >>Hello, >> >>I was trying out x.org to use 2 monitors with my Nvidia GeForce 5700LE. >>After tinkering with the xorg.conf, I finally got the two monitors >>running using the AGP and the DVI ports(with DVI-AGP converter). > > > and does it work right ??? - am guessing not >
Yes, that worked but it was the same Xscreen for both monitors. My desktop was streched on both the monitors. >>Section "Monitor" >> Identifier "Sony CPD E200" > > > you need 2 of these "Monitor" definitions, unless both monitors is > identical manufacturer and models > > >> Modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 83.91 1280 1312 1624 1656 800 816 >> 824 841 > > > throw this(any) Modeline away unless you can say why it is 1312 vs 1323 > or any other random numbers > > >>Section "Screen" >> Identifier "Default Screen" > > > you need 2 of thse "Screen" definitions > > >> Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]" >> Monitor "Sony CPD E200" > > > you need to have a way to distinguish "monitor1" from "monitor2" > > >> Option "TwinView" "true" > > > twinview is a different x11 driver than nvidia chipset you're using > > >> Option "Xinerama" "on" > > > you can turn is on or off to see what it does to the stuff > you see on both screens > > >> Modes "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" >> "1280x960" >>"1280x854" "1280x800" "1280x768" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1152x768" >>"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > > > messy ... > > > >>Section "ServerLayout" >> Identifier "Default Layout" >> Screen "Default Screen" >> InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" >> InputDevice "Configured Mouse" >>EndSection > > > the above should reflect left monitor and right monitor > > dual screen examples > http://Linux-1U.net/X11 > > c ya > alvin > > Finally got it working for different Xscreens for different monitors. Below is the xorg.conf if anyone needs it: Section "Files" FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" EndSection Section "Module" Load "bitmap" Load "dbe" Load "ddc" # Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "record" Load "type1" Load "vbe" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "keyboard" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]-0" Driver "nvidia" #Driver "nv" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Screen 0 # Option "TwinView" # Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-70" # Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-160" # Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf" # Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024; 1024x768,1024x768" # Option "ConnectedMonitor" "crt,crt" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]-1" Driver "nvidia" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Screen 1 EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Sony CPD E200" Option "DPMS" #HorizSync 30-75 #VertRefresh 50-85 HorizSync 30-85 VertRefresh 48-120 # Modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 83.91 1280 1312 1624 1656 800 816 824 841 EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "DELL E772c" HorizSync 30-70 VertRefresh 50-160 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]-0" Monitor "Sony CPD E200" DefaultDepth 24 # Option "NvAGP" "1" # Option "TwinView" "true" # Option "NoLogo" "false" # Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30.0-70.0" # Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50.0-160.0" # Option "MetaModes" "1600x1400 1280x1024; 1280x1024 1280x1024; 1280x1024, 1280x1024" # Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf" # Option "Xinerama" "on" SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x854" "1280x800" "1280x768" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x854" "1280x800" "1280x768" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x854" "1280x800" "1280x768" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x854" "1280x800" "1280x768" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x854" "1280x800" "1280x768" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x854" "1280x800" "1280x768" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]-1" Monitor "DELL E772c" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen 0 "Screen0" Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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