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rts
03-28-03, 02:02 PM
Hi,

--- edited
the X86Config below has been changed and is now fully functional, thanks to Andy.

--- original post

I have tried to get the dual head (twinview) working on the above mentioned board, but to no avail. The problem is: when starting X, the second monitor is shortly activated but then it falls back to standby. I have installed and compiled the latest drivers from NVIDIA and they work well with a single head.

Here is my XF86Config, setup as to the instructions given in the readme, to eventually support a dual head display.

I have already tried the solutions suggested by the other members on this forum, but they did not work either.

Thanks in advance!

regards,

Carsten

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# XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
#Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
#Option "Xinerama" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "fbdevhw"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Novita"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "19"
HorizSync 40.0 - 96.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Novita1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "19"
HorizSync 40.0 - 96.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
#Option "DigitalVibrance" # <i>
Option "PageFlip" "yes"
#Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoLogo" # [<bool>]
#Option "Overlay" # [<bool>]
#Option "UBB" # [<bool>]
#Option "Stereo" # <i>
#Option "WindowFlip" "yes"
Option "SWcursor" "no"
Option "HWcursor" "yes"
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
Option "NvAGP" "2"
#Option "IgnoreEDID" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoDDC" # [<bool>]
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, CRT"
#Option "ConnectedMonitors" # <str>
#Option "TVStandard" # <str>
#Option "TVOutFormat" # <str>
#Option "RenderAccel" "yes"
Option "CursorShadow" "yes"
Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "80"
Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "2"
Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "2"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "yes"
#Option "FlatPanelProperties" # <str>
Option "TwinView" "on"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "50.0-96.0"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50.0-160.0"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024"
#Option "UseInt10Module" # [<bool>]
#Option "SwapReady" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoTwinViewXineramaInfo" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoRenderExtension" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseClipIDs" # [<bool>]
#Option "CIOverlay" # [<bool>]
#Option "TransparentIndex" # <i>
#Option "OverlayDefaultVisual" # [<bool>]
#Option "NvEmulate" # <i>
#Option "NoBandWidthTest" # [<bool>]
Identifier "NVIDIA"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVidia"
BoardName "GeForce2 MX/MX 400"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "NVIDIA"
Monitor "Novita"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
#Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
#Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "NVIDIA"
Monitor "Novita1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
#Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
#Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Andy Mecham
03-28-03, 05:30 PM
Can you change

Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024;1280x1024"

to

Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024"

and see if that works?

--andy

rts
03-29-03, 03:59 PM
Hi Andy,

great, thanks for pointing this out, it works fine now!

Best regards

Carsten

PS: I will modify the above XF86Config for others to simply cut and paste the now functional configuration...