Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 19:43:57 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@one.net> To: Matthew Reimer <mreimer@vpop.net> Cc: Thomas Stromberg <tstromberg@rtci.com>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 4.0 - What are people using for dual-head video? Message-ID: <20000701194357.A12638@cokane.yi.org> In-Reply-To: <395CCB95.BD90BDAF@vpop.net>; from mreimer@vpop.net on Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 12:33:00PM -0400 References: <lists.freebsd.hackers.Pine.GSO.4.20.0006300835280.19036-100000@barracuda.aquarium.rtci.com> <395CCB95.BD90BDAF@vpop.net>
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I have been using a Matrox MGA G200 and a matrox Mystique 220. The mystique card has a shot bios chip, so it only works as a secondary video board. Besides, the G200 is far better to put on my 19" KDS VS-195e. My Mystique is connected to an older NEC SVGA monitor, 14" at 1024x768@60Hz. Matthew Reimer had the audacity to say: > > Thomas Stromberg wrote: > > > > This discussion comes up every once in a while on the lists, and I guess > > it's time for an update. I havent seen anything since the 3.9.17 beta, so > > here we go.. > > > > What dual head video combinations are people using with XFree86 4.0 and > > FreeBSD? I've got a -CURRENT box right now with an AGP Riva TNT 2, and > > really want to setup dual-head with it for programming (after first seeing > > it on IRIX several years ago, I got hooked). Are people mixing different > > vendors (Riva & Matrox?) and or AGP and PCI? > > > > It's my understanding that there still isn't support for the dual-head > > cards from Matrox, unless you go with a commercial X server. If anyone > > could point me to a dual-head compatibility list, that'd help too. > > I've had success with an AGP TNT2 Ultra with a Matrox Millenium. > > Matt > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > -- Coleman Kane President, UC Free O.S. Users Group - http://pohl.ececs.uc.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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