From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 2 03:26:50 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68A18106564A for ; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 03:26:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from digger1.defence.gov.au (digger1.defence.gov.au [203.5.217.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C06EF8FC0C for ; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 03:26:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from ednmsw520.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw520.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.68.60]) by digger1.defence.gov.au (DSTO/DSTO) with ESMTP id n323M7D5025857 for ; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:52:07 +0930 (CST) Received: from ednex510.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednex510.dsto.defence.gov.au) by ednmsw520.dsto.defence.gov.au (Clearswift SMTPRS 5.3.1) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:56:48 +1030 Received: from stlex511.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.49]) by ednex510.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:56:48 +1030 Received: from stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.61]) by stlex511.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:26:42 +0800 Received: from stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n323QbDl003101 for ; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:26:37 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa@stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: (from wilkinsa@localhost) by stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n323Qbwg003100 for freebsd-x11@freebsd.org; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:26:37 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:26:37 +0800 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090402032637.GJ2351@stlux503.dsto.defence.gov.au> References: <20090401225645.8004F1CC0B@ptavv.es.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090401225645.8004F1CC0B@ptavv.es.net> Organisation: Defence Science Technology Organisation User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Apr 2009 03:26:42.0766 (UTC) FILETIME=[D7DE66E0:01C9B342] X-TM-AS-Product-Ver: SMEX-7.0.0.1584-5.6.1016-16554.007 X-TM-AS-Result: No--9.671500-0.000000-31 X-TM-AS-User-Approved-Sender: No X-TM-AS-User-Blocked-Sender: No Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Proper configuration for dual-headed nVidia 7800GT X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:26:50 -0000 0n Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 03:56:45PM -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote: >I have been unable to get both heads of my nVidia 7800GT to work. I >start with the output of 'Xorg --configure' and add the second Monitor >and a display set for a 2560x1024 display. I get the proper display on >one monitor and the other just displays "Cannot Display This Video >Mode". > >I add "Option Dualhead" and get no screens found. I added "Option >FlatPanel" and got "Cannot Display This Video Mode" on BOTH screens. > >Can anyone give me a clue as to how to configure this for Xrandr >operation? I'm sure I am missing something obvious. > >I should mention that the displays are LED panels, but they use VGA, not >DVI connectors, so I have DVI to VGA adaptors on both ports. I can >supply logs of the various configurations. How about trying TwinView ? -aW IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Australian Defence Organisation and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the CRIMES ACT 1914. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email.