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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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