From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 15 07:43:19 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C840D16A441; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 07:43:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wilkinsa@squash.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 3F00D43D4C; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 07:43:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wilkinsa@squash.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from ednmsw501.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw501.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.2.150]) by digger1.defence.gov.au with ESMTP id j5F7fXF0026433; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:11:33 +0930 (CST) Received: from muttley.dsto.defence.gov.au (unverified) by ednmsw501.dsto.defence.gov.au (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.3.17) with ESMTP id ; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:13:11 +0930 Received: from ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.2.81]) by muttley.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id j5F7bQ021573; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:07:26 +0930 (CST) Received: from squash.dsto.defence.gov.au ([131.185.40.212]) by ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id MR6WVZX8; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:07:23 +0930 Received: from squash.dsto.defence.gov.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by squash.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5F7bQv7002499; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:07:26 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from wilkinsa@squash.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: (from wilkinsa@localhost) by squash.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j5F7bQJD002498; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:07:26 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from wilkinsa) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:07:26 +0930 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" To: Chris Shenton Message-ID: <20050615073725.GE2316@squash.dsto.defence.gov.au> References: <86ll5e9cs9.fsf@PECTOPAH.shenton.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <86ll5e9cs9.fsf@PECTOPAH.shenton.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Card for Xorg dual-head Xinerama? (Matrox G450 problems) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 07:43:20 -0000 0n Mon, Jun 13, 2005 at 05:17:58PM -0400, Chris Shenton wrote: >I'm running FreeBSD-5.4 from cvsup and having some Xorg problems with >Xinerama on my Matrox G450 dual-head card. > >While Xinerama works fine for local X11 apps, an app started on a >remote machine displaying back to my box fills the fvwm frame with >nothing -- except whatever bitmap was already there. Moving the >window moves the image of the bitmap around. Killing the app leaves >the fvwm frame; I have to "kill" the frame in fvwm to make it go away. >If I turn off Xinerama, everything works fine, but obviously I don't >have Xinerama. > >Any suggestions for a good dual-head card which works well with Xorg >and Xinerama? I've got two 21" CRTs so don't have DVI input. I don't >game so I don't need that kind of speed. I'd prefer something quiet, >that doesn't require a fan to prevent it from melting. I'd like to >keep it inexpensive. Yes, make sure you download and use official linux matrox drivers. - aW