Dual monitor possible?

[Brian McKee]

On 04/10/2007, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/10/2007, Brian McKee <brian.mckee at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 03/10/2007, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > connect both screens to that one. Trying to get dual-head going with 2
> > > different cards is harder than one. Even if they're both nVidia ones,
> > > both have to be new enough and closely-enough related to work with the
> > > same driver.
> >
> > Not true at all - I've got a dual head setup with one nVidia and one
> > 3dfx.  While working at it I cycled thru a couple different SiS and
> > ATI models too.
>
> I'm sure it's /possible/, but if one card requires the nVidia binary
> driver and one the nVidia legacy driver, I think she would be stuck.
> AFAIK you can't have both.

Hadn't thought of that wrinkle - I see her original card is a Geforce4
If she did install the nvidia propriatary drivers as her note says and
it's still working then this isn't an issue for her.

>
> And using nVidias, it's /drastically/ easier to use nVidia's own
> multihead support (DualView or something) than try to get it working
> with bare X.11. I have tried the latter myself and failed many times.
> > It won't be point and click easy - but hey if she wants to learn let her try!
> Is this really a beginner exercise? That's all I'm asking.

Nope - it's not - but that's what turns beginners into gurus right ?

Besides - we are all here to help her along.

Brian