On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 4:44 AM, Frantisek Hanzlik <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm trying configure two monitors on my several desktop systems > (Fedora 12 or Fedora 13 beta i686, kernels 2.6.31/2.6.32/2.6.33, > Xorg server 1.7.5.901, XRandR 1.3, desktops have integrateg graphics > (Intel G35 or Radeon Xpress 200G[RS480]), 1-4GB RAM, PCIe busses). > > Somewhere on net I found, X server version >= 1.7 can support multiple > different graphics card (not only dual/triple link ones), then I tried > configure systems with internal + one add-on card. > Until now I'm unsuccessful. Fedora's tool "system-config-display" do not > detect secondary video card, I experiment with some dynamic configuration > (xrandr) or static with xorg.conf, but without success. Some experiments > with adding dual-link MGA G550 card wasn't successful too, I wasn't able > supress integrated graphic card. > > As I have no big experience with actual up-to-date X configuration, > please, is there any cookbook/Howto how do this tasks? It would be best > with some troubleshooting knowledge. What I found on net, was all about > dual-link cards and RandR 1.2. > Or, for some direct suggestion from this list, which information I should > post here?
To autodetect all working graphics cards, and generate a multicard setup, use Xorg's builtin autoconfiguration system: $ Xorg -configure This is all it took for me on F12 with three cards. Hope this helps. ~ C. -- When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir? ~ Keynes Corbin Simpson <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
