[64studio-devel] Dual-Monitor support in 64-Studio?

[Jason Schaefer]

This is a config for 3 monitors with 2 dual head nvidia cards. You
will need to adjust the settings for your setup. Use your existing
/etc/X11/xorg.conf to make this one work.

======BEGIN xorg.conf======

Section "ServerLayout"
   Identifier     "Default Layout"
   Screen      0  "Screen0"
   Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
   Screen      2  "Screen2" RightOf "Screen1"

   InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
   InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
   InputDevice    "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
   InputDevice    "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
   InputDevice    "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

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           "i2c"
   Load           "bitmap"
   Load           "ddc"
 #  Load          "dri"
   Load           "extmod"
   Load           "freetype"
   Load           "glx"
   Load           "int10"
   Load           "type1"
   Load           "vbe"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
   Option         "Xinerama" "1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier     "Generic Keyboard"
   Driver         "kbd"
   Option         "CoreKeyboard"
   Option         "XkbRules" "xorg"
   Option         "XkbModel" "pc104"
   Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
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 "Monitor"
   Identifier     "Monitor0"
   VendorName     "Unknown"
   ModelName      "Unknown"
   HorizSync       30.0 - 110.0
   VertRefresh     50.0 - 150.0
   Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier     "Monitor1"
   VendorName     "Unknown"
   ModelName      "Unknown"
   HorizSync       30.0 - 110.0
   VertRefresh     50.0 - 150.0
   Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier     "Monitor2"
   VendorName     "Unknown"
   ModelName      "Unknown"
   HorizSync       30.0 - 110.0
   VertRefresh     50.0 - 150.0
   Option         "DPMS"
EndSection



Section "Device"
   Identifier     "Device0"
   Driver         "nvidia"
   VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
   BoardName      "GeForce FX 5200"
   BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
   Option     "RenderAccel"
   Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier     "Device1"
   Driver         "nvidia"
   VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
   BoardName      "GeForce FX 5200"
   BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
   Option     "RenderAccel"
   Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier     "Device2"
   Driver         "nvidia"
   VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
   BoardName      "GeForce FX 5200"
   BusID          "PCI:2:10:0"
   Option     "RenderAccel"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Identifier     "Screen0"
   Device         "Device0"
   Monitor        "Monitor0"
   DefaultDepth    24
   Option         "RenderAccel" "True"
   Option         "NoPowerConnectorCheck" "True"
   Option         "TwinView" "False"
   Option         "NvAGP" "1"
   SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       24
       Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Identifier     "Screen1"
   Device         "Device1"
   Monitor        "Monitor1"
   DefaultDepth    24
   Option         "RenderAccel" "True"
   Option         "NoPowerConnectorCheck" "True"
   Option         "TwinView" "False"
   Option         "NvAGP" "1"
   SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       24
       Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Identifier     "Screen2"
   Device         "Device2"
   Monitor        "Monitor2"
   DefaultDepth    24
   Option         "RenderAccel" "True"
   Option         "NoPowerConnectorCheck" "True"
   Option         "TwinView" "False"
   SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       24
       Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

======END xorg.conf=====

On 2/25/07, R.Wolff <musicwolf at web.de> wrote:
> Is it somehow possible to use a dual-monitor setup in 64-Studio?
> If not, could this be included ina forthcoming release maybe?
> I'm so used to the 2-screen setup for my media work, it's hard to do
> with a single monitor now. I know, we have multiple desktops, but it's
> just not the same, since you can't watch 2 of 'em at the same time. :(
>
> Regards
> Raphael ;)
>
>
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