From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 29 14:24:42 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 D281A106566C for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:24:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeronimocalvop@googlemail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.248]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84E008FC1B for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:24:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id d14so1874645and.13 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:24:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=F0Rnbh2ql03bmbIBMVt4HSjufHQgX7D7lVp25/cjHDE=; b=MVbIZV8al/N8z4XSGZpM7bmWg+snAOC/VGNIzWV45Y14OGS4j4g4Pv6NcD4shpspau PpUDkdBYep7lj4uBtnM0z2NKJP7/Uz6AXDtUwudMBSpot9h1wUlV0A3ySfEQL1DKBjOR X/8nzptzOvNKe3TFQcr8CpPba+YZJa1oyg8pk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=IRpmnuqtIHgrKiYiENZz7YMnbH1datW4u0Eu3ophnp2Kaa4mUoe5gsj8SAOWEuZfIq Fm0j3mcVa65/3EMUmKLPrFjVpbXif3ZoSZwGgpL82XGmCNI3xN5UQwUNf4r0Pm5wb6g6 At1gENtiohlwHjLJqw8rR2056Z6wnHYu7OBcc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.55.17 with SMTP id d17mr4617207ana.118.1254234281577; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:24:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <6201873e0909290714u7f7a8e84u9fa64c981f0f149e@mail.gmail.com> References: <6201873e0909290714u7f7a8e84u9fa64c981f0f149e@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:24:41 +0100 Message-ID: From: Jeronimo Calvo To: Adam Vande More Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: FreeBSD Questions 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 14:24:42 -0000 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 : > > > 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+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 >