Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:10:33 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD@keyslapper.org> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: more on the dual monitor setup Message-ID: <20041028211033.GL88919@keyslapper.org>
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Hey all. I recently asked a question about a dual monitor setup for
my GeForce FX 5200. It has 3 outputs, VGA, DVI and s-video. I'm not
getting anything on the DVI output unless I physically unplug the
monitor from the VGA output and plug into the DVI.
I had the setup as suggested, included below, but I kept getting the X
server repeating too quickly. Obviously not a cool config.
All I had to do to fix it was remove the screen1 entry from the
layout.
The message in the Xorg.0.log is as follows:
Fatal server error:
Requested Entity already in use!
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional
information.
I'm guessing it's not seeing this card the way I had hoped.
I also did a scanpci to see if multiple cards were detected, which I
didn't expect. I was right.
I also tried rebooting the machine with both monitors plugged in. In
this case, I get both monitors showing the same screen until X starts,
at which point, the monitor plugged into the DVI port goes wiggy.
Chances are I'm going to have to hijack the card from my other system.
I've checked the bios, and the onboard video doesn't seem to be
manually disabled, so it looks like it's auto disabled.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Here's the relevant sections of my xorg.conf; if anyone sees something
I might have botched, I'd certainly appreciate a pointer.
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
HorizSync 31.0 - 85.00
VertRefresh 48.00 - 120.00
VendorName "DEL"
ModelName "DELL E172FP"
Option "DPMS"
ModeLine "1280x1024" 135.00 1280 1316 1460 1696 1024
1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 31.0 - 85.00
VertRefresh 48.00 - 120.00
VendorName "DEL"
ModelName "DELL E172FP"
Option "DPMS"
ModeLine "1280x1024" 135.00 1280 1316 1460 1696 1024
1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "GeForce0"
VideoRam 131072
Driver "nv"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "GeForce1"
VideoRam 131072
Driver "nv"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "GeForce0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "GeForce1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "on"
EndSection
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Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org
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When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute.
But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute -- and it's longer than any
hour. That's relativity.
-- Albert Einstein
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