Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:24:41 +0100 From: Jeronimo Calvo <jeronimocalvop@googlemail.com> To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Anyone using two monitors as extended desktop under FreeBSD?? Message-ID: <beaf3aa50909290724k633ed7b5uce95b7da78655094@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6201873e0909290714u7f7a8e84u9fa64c981f0f149e@mail.gmail.com> References: <beaf3aa50909290651mafd6aa3i2f9bce59d4d69ce6@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909290758300.42887@wonkity.com> <6201873e0909290714u7f7a8e84u9fa64c981f0f149e@mail.gmail.com>
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Great! I didn know that DVI was that clever!!! thats great news, as a splitter for 6 is much cheaper than any other tool... Well the HD7200... is a PCI-E card... (not sure if is 7200 but is from HD7xxx series), with DVI. 2009/9/29 Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>: > > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> 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+Cable= s/DVI+Splitter+Cable+?productId=3D17127 >> >> That looks like a simple splitter that will just send the same signal to >> both monitors. =A0They would both display the same image, not an extende= d >> desktop. > > That's what I thought too prior to hooking it up and trying it.=A0 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 >
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