Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:26:37 +0800 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" <alex.wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Proper configuration for dual-headed nVidia 7800GT Message-ID: <20090402032637.GJ2351@stlux503.dsto.defence.gov.au> In-Reply-To: <20090401225645.8004F1CC0B@ptavv.es.net> References: <20090401225645.8004F1CC0B@ptavv.es.net>
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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
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