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Technical (Development, Security, etc.) => Unix / Linux Discussion => Topic started by: Vex3 on October 11, 2005, 05:19:02 PM

Title: Linux dual monitor
Post by: Vex3 on October 11, 2005, 05:19:02 PM
Hello,

I am running Slackware 10.2 and I have been trying to get my dual montiors working on it. For some reason no matter what I do it continues to run a mirrored image.

-- Tyler

[iago edit] -- changed the subject to something useful :P
Title: Re: Slackware 10.2
Post by: Newby on October 11, 2005, 05:19:52 PM
Not a Slackware problem. :P
Title: Re: Slackware 10.2
Post by: Vex3 on October 11, 2005, 06:15:45 PM
Well is there some setting that needs to be set that I am missing or what? Maybe it is just not possible I do not know. Also I am missing a lot of dependencies and I have been manually installing them all, anyone know a easy way to do somesort of bulk install.
Title: Re: Slackware 10.2
Post by: Sidoh on October 11, 2005, 06:26:53 PM
That's your video card drivers.

What card are you using?
Title: Re: Slackware 10.2
Post by: iago on October 11, 2005, 08:17:28 PM
On my Radeon Mobility 9200, I run fglrxconf

Quote
==============================================================================
TV out Configuration
==============================================================================

Do you want to customize  your TV-out settings (y/n)? [n]


==============================================================================
FireGL Screen Layout
==============================================================================

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Maximum resolution for OpenGL operation                                    |
|                                                                            |
| - R200 chip family (Radeon 8500-9100 Pro, FireGL 8700/8800/E1):            |
|       2048x2048                                                            |
| - R300 chip family (Radeon 9500-9700 Pro, FireGL T2/Z1/X1/X2):             |
|       2560x2560                                                            |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you want to configure dual monitor support (y/n)? [n] y

Choose configuration from the list below

1.  Single Head   (1 screen, second dark)
2.  Mirror Mode   (2 screens - same content, identical refresh rate/resolution)
3.  Clone Mode    (2 screens - same content, allows for different refresh rates/resolutions)
4.  Big Desktop   (2 screens - one framebuffer)
5.  Dual Head     (2 screens - two drivers)


That should work on any ATI card if you're using the proper (fglrx) drivers.