tripple monitor setup
 

Hello, this is my first post here, I hope it proves fruitfull :)

I have a PNY GeForce 6200 agp video card. It has dual monitor out, plus a TV out.
I am using the latest drivers in an Ubuntu environment (the latest Ubuntu with all updates).
I use dual monitor setup as a norm, a 21 inch NEC and a 19 inch MAG. I am using them as separate x-screens, I don't like how twinview spans the background out over the 2 monitors or how maximizing an app in twinview opens it up over the 2 monitors.
In order to switch my setup (from "NEC[1] + MAG[2]" to "NEC[1] + TV[2]") I have to power off the MAG and turn on the TV and restart X (ctrl+alt+backspace). This works fine every time, but I have to restart any of my programs, and that is a headache.

here is a link to my post in UbuntuForums regarding how to set this up
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=236527

as you can see there I used the nvidia-xconfig utility to handle everything excepting adding the tv to the x config file.

I would like to know how to switch between the MAG[2] and the TV[2] without having to restart X. I would also like to know if it is possable to utilize all the screens (NEC[1] + MAG[2] + TV[3]) all at the same time on the same card???

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: tripple monitor setup
 

Ah, almost forgot, here is my xorg.conf file

Re: tripple monitor setup
 

The NVIDIA X driver only supports two simultaneously displays per GPU.

The only way that you could switch display devices without restarting X is to use TwinView, with strategically placed NULL metamodes.

Thanks,
Lonni

Re: tripple monitor setup
 

Ok, this is good news, that there is a way to accomplish my goal, but I really don't understand what you would have me do to accomplish this.
To edit the file I posted, would I have to add any new sections or just edit the sections that exist?
And could you give me an example of how to work the metamodes in this respect?
Lost.

Re: tripple monitor setup
 

So does the hardware( I have pny 6600) can say have 2 crt working with
say a the tv mirror one?

Re: tripple monitor setup
 

From the driver README:

Because it is often unclear which mode within a MetaMode will be used on
each display device, mode descriptions within a MetaMode can be prepended
with a display device name. For example:

Option "MetaModes" "CRT-0: 1600x1200, DFP-0: 1024x768"


-Lonni

Re: tripple monitor setup
 

Lonni

So all I have to do is list my meta modes in twinview with descriptors for the device names, and add one in there that is for the tv, and then I am assuming that switching screen resolutions will switch the output to and from my tv??

also, which section, screen, device or monitor?
Thanks for your attention.