Multiple Video Cards and Monitors - Dapper

[SteVe Cook]

Brian McKee wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> 	I've been trying to get a multiple monitor/video card setup working  
> on my Dapper box.
> 
> I have an nVidia GeForce 2 with SVGA out, and either a 3dfx Voodoo 3  
> or an SiS Virge card to work with.  All of the three cards work fine  
> when installed and configured individually.  Yes I know it's hardly  
> state of the art hardware, but it's what I've got to work with  
> currently.
> 
> I first attempted Xinerama (one big desktop) but X just crashes.   I  
> took my problem to the Xorg mailing list but got zero response.
> <http://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg&m=118218324326044&w=1>   If  
> anybody here has troubleshooting suggestions I'm all ears.  (it is  
> Dapper not Feisty as posted there if that matters)
> 
> I've fallen back on the idea of using both cards simultaneously but  
> separately - i.e.  run GDM on the 3dfx and then start a program like  
> Freevo (or whatever) directly on the nVidia card independent of the  
> GDM X session.   How do I do that?   I'm guessing I start X with a  
> separate xorg.conf file but the syntax to do so and point that X  
> session at the second card isn't obvious to me.  Can someone point me  
> in the right direction?
> 
> Comments appreciated.
> 
When I set up my dualhea system I found it was best to start at a low 
resolution such as 640X480 utill I got both working and tehn increase 
the resolution untill it stopped working.

Below is the currently working xorg.conf on my Dapper system run Xubuntu 
  if this of any help.

SteVe

> # /etc/x11/xorg.conf (xorg x window system server configuration file)
> # 
> # this file was generated by dexconf, the debian x configuration tool, using
> # values from the debconf database.
> # 
> # edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/x11/xorg.conf manual page.
> # (type "man /etc/x11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
> # 
> # this file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
> # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
> # package.
> # 
> # if you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
> # again, run the following command:
> # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
> # 
> # File edited by xorg-edit v06.08.26 at 18/02/07, 16:41:33
> 
> Section "Files"
> 	# path to defoma fonts
> 	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
> 	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
> 	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
> 	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
> 	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
> 	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
> 	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
> 	FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
> 	Load "bitmap"
> 	Load "ddc"
> 	Load "dri"
> 	Load "extmod"
> 	Load "freetype"
> 	Load "glx"
> 	Load "int10"
> 	Load "type1"
> 	Load "vbe"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
> 	Driver "kbd"
> 	Option "CoreKeyboard"
> 	Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
> 	Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
> 	Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> 	Driver "mouse"
> 	Option "CorePointer"
> 	Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
> 	Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> 	Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	# /dev/input/event
> 	# for USB
> 	Identifier "stylus"
> 	Driver "wacom"
> 	Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
> 	Option "Type" "stylus"
> 	Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	# /dev/input/event
> 	# for USB
> 	Identifier "eraser"
> 	Driver "wacom"
> 	Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
> 	Option "Type" "eraser"
> 	Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	# /dev/input/event
> 	# for USB
> 	Identifier "cursor"
> 	Driver "wacom"
> 	Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
> 	Option "Type" "cursor"
> 	Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. 3D Rage II+ 215GTB [Mach64 GTB]"
> 	Driver "ati"
> 	BusID "PCI:0:14:0"
> 	Screen 0
> 	Option "DDCMode" "True"
> 	Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,CRT"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
> 	Driver "nv"
> 	BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> 	Screen 1
> 	Option "DDCMode" "True"
> 	Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,CRT"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier "NEC Monitor"
> 	HorizSync 30-70
> 	VertRefresh 50-120
> 	DisplaySize 313 232
> 	Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier	"Viglen Monitor"
> 	Option		"DPMS"
> 	HorizSync	28-51
> 	VertRefresh	43-60
> 	Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "Default Screen"
> 	Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. 3D Rage II+ 215GTB [Mach64 GTB]"
> 	Monitor "NEC Monitor"
> 	DefaultDepth 16
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth 16
> 		Modes "1024x768"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth 24
> 		Modes "1024x768"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier	"Second Screen"
> 	Device		"NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
> 	Monitor		"Viglen Monitor"
> 	DefaultDepth	16
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth		16
> 		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth		24
> 		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
> 	Identifier "Default Layout"
> 	Screen       0   "Default Screen"
>     	Screen       1   "Second Screen" RightOf "Default Screen"
> 	InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
> 	InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
> 	InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
> 	InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
> 	InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
> 	Option "Xinerama""true"
> Option "Clone""false"EndSection
> Option "Xinerama" "on"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "DRI"
> 	Mode 0666
> EndSection
> 
> Section "ServerFlags"
> Option "Xinerama" "true"
> EndSection