Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 10:09:19 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Wei Weng <wweng@stevens-tech.edu> Cc: Thomas.Traylor@mci.com, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: multi screens? Message-ID: <19971225100919.58558@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.96.971224125440.20642C-100000@attila.stevens-tech.edu>; from Wei Weng on Wed, Dec 24, 1997 at 12:55:36PM -0500 References: <Pine.OSF.3.96.971224083218.5672A-100000@titan.mcit.com> <Pine.SGI.3.96.971224125440.20642C-100000@attila.stevens-tech.edu>
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On Wed, Dec 24, 1997 at 12:55:36PM -0500, Wei Weng wrote: > On Wed, 24 Dec 1997, Thomas S. Traylor wrote: >> On Wed, 24 Dec 1997, Wei Weng wrote: >>> I am trying to use two monitors off my freebsd box. Is there anyway to do >>> it? And what kind of hardware device do I need? how should I set up? >>> Any help will be appreciated. >> >> You'll have to get an Xserver that supports two monitors (displays). >> Currently there isn't (as far as I know) a free Xserver that will do >> this. Xi Graphics (http://www.xig.com) sells a Xserver that supports >> two monitors. > > But how about what kind of device do I need to set the monitors up? > I think I have to have some kind of device so that I can hook two monitors > into one computer box. The device is called a display board. You'll need one display board per monitor. Before you go out buying another one, check exactly what you're going to do. If you buy the Xi Graphics server (currently $375 for multi-head), you'll have to check what boards they support; there aren't many, and they're not even the same as the previous version. I can't upgrade my old version because the new one doesn't support the boards I'm using with the old version. Merry Christmas Greg
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