From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 29 14:14:07 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF737106566B for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:14:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f209.google.com (mail-ew0-f209.google.com [209.85.219.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 583CF8FC13 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:14:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy5 with SMTP id 5so4077474ewy.36 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:14:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=GYuuO7apFAHtVGldgPI625LFw5AElKg5kwxhA89vDLU=; b=A2X5m2wi1g0fG1a5qjZ9O14iy8dxFvLXzT4R9vYaufHuHur9kXXsWLvcfw+8+wBEzc tNLd69XP/5SSs5An4Cjrl14qkaAco7KwQZ/3IzXleHoFIOJuquli9uzYCPU63JRsB2b4 c12AfFSMtJ7FX0YxuU26ZvdtMf+Tp2SLGwRrs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=urTe/xFfeJ8w6WDatSh34q0UlW6uUoJB2t98Wt/b2vsHAvnc2wJtu/FvlL1K/3/51W KflynwpPph1qq2p72pVfgkBe35R7PXji52AJ2mpkq0TEc9O/aNVNtLT0piRU0zMjYmiw PLr21RS16MftiuQsj5+1/prBpc8v3uGbCWDJ4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.211.146.5 with SMTP id y5mr5271682ebn.41.1254233646412; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:14:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:14:06 -0500 Message-ID: <6201873e0909290714u7f7a8e84u9fa64c981f0f149e@mail.gmail.com> From: Adam Vande More To: Warren Block Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Questions , Jeronimo Calvo Subject: Re: Anyone using two monitors as extended desktop under FreeBSD?? 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: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:14:07 -0000 On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Warren Block wrote: > On Tue, 29 Sep 2009, Jeronimo Calvo wrote: > > Im thinking to get a second monitor to use with my 7.2 STABLE >> workstation and my ati card using the following splitter: >> >> >> http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Cabling/HDMI%2FMonitor+Cables/DVI+Splitter+Cable+?productId=17127 >> > > That looks like a simple splitter that will just send the same signal to > both monitors. They would both display the same image, not an extended > desktop. That's what I thought too prior to hooking it up and trying it. Since then, I found DVI is able to detect separate output devices and send the appropriate signal to each device. > > > There is someone currently using any config like this? In this case >> can you tell me a little bit about the experience? >> >> My current GUI is KDE 3.5, and the Graphic card is a ATI HD7200, >> > > HD2700, maybe built into a notebook? > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Adam Vande More