Hi Clive,
I don't have a direct answer for you, but I also didn't want to see your
message go completely unanswered. I suspect that not many FlightGear users
own a Matrox triple head to go box. I hope this changes because it's a
great way to add additional views, and additional views are a ***HUGE***
enhancement to the overall simulation experience. For those that have only
ever flown a simulator with a single display, you will be blown away by how
much cooler it is to fly with even 2, but especially 3 displays arranged
side by side. (Or more if you can afford it!) :-)
For those that haven't seen the Matrox triple head 2 go, it is a standalone
box that plugs into your video card output and looks like a triple wide
monitor to your computer. Then you plug 3 displays into the other side of
this box and it does the all the work of dividing up the computer's output
into the video signal for the 3d individual displays. It's a great way to
add 2 more displays to your simulator (or your desktop PC) without needing
to buy additional computers, and it works well with a large variety of game
software.
I have only tested the Matrox triple head 2 go box under linux though, so I
can't speak to any of the custom matrox setup tools.
Under linux, I simply plugged the hardware together, adjusted my xorg.conf
file to "help" the window system figure out my virtual display resolution
(3840 x 1024 for instance), and then created a custom config file to define
individual camera views for each 1/3 of the screen. This allows me to
account for the frame around the LCD displays so that straight lines pick up
on the next screen in the right place relative to where they leave the
previous screen (so they look straight and continuous visually and don't
create a stair-step effect.)
I should also point out that the latest version of FlightGear has good
support for configuring multiple displays on multiple video cards. Matt @
AMD/ATI did a demo for the past SigGraph that showed a machine running 4
video cards with 2 displays connected to each video card for a total of 8
(*EIGHT*) displays from a single PC.
The nice thing about using a single PC versus linking several PC's across a
network is that you automatically get perfect sync between AI and
Multiplayer traffic, random cloud arrangements match across displays,
rotational animations match across displays, etc. There are a number of
animation effects that are computed locally on the individual PC's (rotating
beacon lights at airports, etc.) so there are some advantanges to driving
all your displays from a single computer.
Best regards,
Curt.
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 3:34 AM, Clive Drake wrote:
> Dear Moderator,
>
> Thank you for your response; I hope this is aceptable to you.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Clive Drake
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> *From:* Clive Drake
> *To:* flightgear-users <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Friday, 5 June, 2009 15:41:05
> *Subject:* Cannot make Matrox TripleHead2Go find FlightGear.
>
> Thank you for your reply to my post "Problem with screen resolution" .
>
> I have had some correspondence with Matrox who have not been much help; I
> am still trying to use Flight Gear which I am running with a GeForce 9600 GT
> graphics card and Vista Home Premium. I am currently using FSX and X-Plane
> which work perfectly.
>
> Initial contact with Matrox:
> According to the list of supported games FlightGear is included. But having
> updated SGU to v 2.10 I see FlightGear in red text and the comment "Game CFG
> file not found".
>
> I have installed the latest version of FG which installed without problem.
> The program path in Win Explorer is C:\Prog
> Files\FlightGear\bin\Win32\fgfs.exe but the path in SGU is C:\Prog
> Files\FlightGear\bin\Win32 i.e fgfs.exe is missing.
>
> I have tried to type the file name into the window but cannot do it. I have
> also run FG and then run SGU 3 times but the .exe file is not found. I have
> closed down after each attempt to see if the SGU can find the file but it
> has not done so. At present, when I run FG all I can see is a centre part of
> the instrument panel in very sharp detail, no matter which resolution is
> selected in the FG set up page. Is there some way to be able to see all the
> panel and also the view out of the cockpit?"
>
> Matrox reply
> Have you tried copying the cfg file to the specified location to see if
> that makes a difference?
>
> It seems that the SGU is looking for the cfg file but it’s located in a
> different folder. You may want to complete a search on your system and then
> copy it to the specified location.
>
> You will need to search the file in Windows and not through the SGU. Once
> you’ve located it then you can copy it over.
>
> Me: How do I do this?
>
> Matrox:What I am suggesting is to copy cfg file. In order to do this you
> will need to locate it and then place it in the root directory where the SGU
> is pointing too. To do this, you will need to search your hard drive for
> this file.
>
> For further support, I would recommend visiting a 3rd party site called
> www.widescreengamingforum.com this site has users which use our product
> can help you resolve this issue.
>
> Thanks guys, that's a real help!
>
> Can anyone suggest how to set the path correctly?
>
> Thank you
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