From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 30 05:24:35 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8045A16A407 for ; Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:24:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from akm@theinternet.com.au) Received: from mail32.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail32.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.63]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA33043D48 for ; Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:24:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from akm@theinternet.com.au) Received: from camelot.theinternet.com.au (c211-30-103-113.carlnfd1.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.30.103.113]) by mail32.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k5U5OSKk004731; Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:24:30 +1000 Received: by camelot.theinternet.com.au (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5669760DF; Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:24:28 +1000 (EST) Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:24:28 +1000 From: Andrew Milton To: User Freebsd Message-ID: <20060630052428.GR69795@camelot.theinternet.com.au> Mail-Followup-To: User Freebsd , freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org References: <20060630013019.W1103@ganymede.hub.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060630013019.W1103@ganymede.hub.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual head environment ... can I do it with my video card? X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:24:35 -0000 +-------[ User Freebsd ]---------------------- | | I was doing some work on my desktop today, and noticed that it has both an | svga port (where my monitor is currently attached) and a DVI port ... now, | on another machine I have, it has only the DVI port, and I use a DVI->SVGA | adapter to plug my monitor in ... | | So, my question is ... I have a second DVI->SVGA adapter sitting here on | my desk ... is it possible to use that second port for a second monitor? | And, if so, does someone have a pointer to have I would configure that? You can under X, I think if your graphics card actually supports it as a 2nd port. My Radeon e.g. appears as two cards with pciconf -lv none6@pci2:0:0: class=0x030000 card=0x024218bc chip=0x41521002 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'ATI Technologies Inc' device = 'Radeon 9600 XT (V350)' class = display subclass = VGA none7@pci2:0:1: class=0x038000 card=0x024318bc chip=0x41721002 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'ATI Technologies Inc' device = 'RV360 Radeon 9600 XT - Secondary' class = display So it should be a matter of adding another entry to your x conf for the "2nd" entry, the same as the first, with the Identifier and BusID changed. -- Andrew Milton akm@theinternet.com.au