Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 05:56:34 +0200 From: Michal Varga <varga.michal@gmail.com> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Proper configuration for dual-headed nVidia 7800GT Message-ID: <3f1fd1ea0904012056pd083583k8786f6813c404b6@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20090401225645.8004F1CC0B@ptavv.es.net> References: <20090401225645.8004F1CC0B@ptavv.es.net>
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On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:56 AM, Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> 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". >[...] > You didn't mention what kind of drivers do you use, but you can use TwinView for official nvidia-driver (don't know about nv and nouveau, never used them in this role). Few examples from my 7600GT config (see commented values too): Section "Monitor" Identifier "Default Monitor" ModelName "Default" Option "DPMS" # Standard GTF timings (man gtf): Modeline "1280x1024_100" 190.96 1280 1376 1520 1760 1024 1025 1028 1085 -HSync +Vsync Modeline "1280x1024_85" 159.36 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1075 -HSync +Vsync Modeline "1024x768_120" 139.05 1024 1104 1216 1408 768 769 772 823 -HSync +Vsync Modeline "1024x768_100" 113.31 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 814 -HSync +Vsync Modeline "800x600_120" 83.95 800 856 944 1088 600 601 604 643 -HSync +Vsync Modeline "800x600_100" 68.18 800 848 936 1072 600 601 604 636 -HSync +Vsync Modeline "640x480_120" 55.43 640 672 880 912 480 487 497 505 -HSync +Vsync Modeline "640x480_100" 43.99 640 672 832 864 480 488 496 505 -HSync +Vsync EndSection Section "Device" Screen 0 Identifier "Nvidia" Driver "nvidia" Option "DPMS" Option "Coolbits" "1" # Option "RenderAccel" "True" # Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" # Option "UseEdidDpi" "False" Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True" Option "DPI" "96 x 96" Option "TwinView" "Yes" # Option "ConnectedMonitors" "DFP, DFP" Option "ConnectedMonitors" "CRT, CRT" # Option "TwinViewOrientation" "CRT-0 LeftOf CRT-1" Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone" Option "HorizSync" "CRT-1: 30-130; CRT-0: 30-98" Option "VertRefresh" "CRT-1: 48-170; CRT-0: 50-160" Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024_85, 1280x1024_85; 1280x1024_85, NULL; 1024x768_100, 1024x768_100; 1024_768_100, NULL; 800x600_100, 800x600_120; 800x600_100, NULL; 640x480_100, 640x480_120; 640x480_100, NULL;" # Option "MetaModes" "NULL, 1280x1024_85; NULL, 1024x768_100; NULL, 800x600_100; NULL, 640x480_100;" EndSection m.
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