edubuntu-devel Digest, Vol 40, Issue 10

[Tom Reaney]

> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:29:10 +0200
> From: "Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)" <jonathan at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: Edubuntu - configuring for multiple monitor support
> To: edubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Hi Tom
>
> Tom Reaney wrote:
> > I would like to use Edubuntu and OpenOffice Impress to drive three
> > seperate VGA video outputs for three monitors functioning as
> > message/information screens in a Secondary School.
>
> Would these displays have to display the same information, or different
> slideshows?


>>> Different slideshows

> Assuming I put an appropriate video card in the PC - suggestions for ISA
> > cards and drivers would be appreciated - is Impress capable of driving
> > three seperate video outputs simultaneously?
>
> Perhaps you mean PCI or AGP slots? ISA cards aren't supported in many
> Linux distributions. ISA slots are those big old black slots (picture on
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_Standard_Architecture).


>>> Mea culps I did of course mean PCI not ISA!

I've read previously that if you want to have unique content on each
> display, you can only go up to 2. I think that you'll be able to get a
> cloned output with 3 displays with the tool that is available from the
> Preferences menu (Labeled Screen Resolution). Do you already have the
> hardware?


>>> No I don't have the hardware. I'm now thinking that I'll just use 3
seperate PC's to simplify matters.

-Jonathan
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