Multiple X Screens with nVidia GeForce 4 Ti and Suse Linux 8.2 - big problem

[elimgarak1359]

hi folks! i am a new linux user and have big problems configuring my two displays with my nvidia card and suse linux 8.2. the trouble is, whatever I do, i can't use the two screens as separate ones, the only thing I get is I can't start the KDE session anymore or if both screen run there is only a single X screen as explained in the nVidia Readme file in APPENDIX I (CONFIGURING TWINVIEW). Then I configured XF86Config as explained in APPENDIX I (CONFIGURING TWINVIEW) and APPENDIC R (CONFIGURING MULTIPLE X SCREENS ON ONE CARD). I even tried the Option ConnectedMonitor "CRT, DFP", but it didn't help. I'll attach my XF86Config file, maybe someone arround had simmilary problems or discovers something I've overseen and can help me with some suggestions what I should change in the config file.

[Soundi]

You should comment these lines:

Option "TwinView"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-61"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "54-75"

Because, if you want to use Screens separate, you cannot configure it to use TwinView...

[elimgarak1359]

Thanks for the sugestion!

I did comment those lines and now it looks like this:

-on the first monitor everything is in german language
-on the second monitor all the shortcuts and the control pannel are also there, but everything is in english.
-if I open a window, e.g. the browser, it opens on the first monitor and it is not possible to move it to the second monitor
-the only thing that I can move on both monitors is the mouse pointer



What did I do wrong? Does anyone please have any sugestion? Please, I need your help. Or is this just the way it should work when using multiple X screens?

Below the content of my X86Config file, maybe it helps.


# /.../
# SaX generated XFree86 config file
# Created on: 2003-07-29.
#
# Version: 4.7
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2002
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (4.7)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "v4l"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "dbe"
Load "speedo"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "Keyboard"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "MapName" "Standard Keyboard [ pc105 ]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "ButtonNumber" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry"
HorizSync 30-61
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "101540"
VendorName "BELINEA"
VertRefresh 54-75
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry"
HorizSync 30-61
Identifier "Monitor[1]"
ModelName "101540"
VendorName "BELINEA"
VertRefresh 54-75
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1280x1024" 101.50 1280 1296 1552 1736 1024 1024 1033 1070
Modeline "1024x768" 66.29 1024 1040 1216 1336 768 768 777 802
Modeline "1024x768" 76.49 1024 1040 1216 1336 768 768 777 802
Modeline "800x600" 40.56 800 816 928 1072 600 600 609 626
Modeline "800x600" 46.80 800 816 928 1072 600 600 609 626
Modeline "640x480" 25.96 640 656 720 864 480 480 489 501
Modeline "640x480" 29.95 640 656 720 864 480 480 489 501
Modeline "800x600" 64.06 800 840 968 1040 600 612 621 648 +HSync +VSync
EndSection

Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[1]"
Identifier "Screen[1]"
Monitor "Monitor[1]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
BoardName "GeForce4 Ti 4400"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Screen 0
# Option "TwinView"
# Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-61"
# Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "54-75"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768; 800x600, 800x600; 640x480, 640x480"
VendorName "NVidia"
EndSection

Section "Device"
BoardName "GeForce4 Ti 4400"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[1]"
Screen 1
VendorName "NVidia"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
Screen 1 "Screen[1]" rightOf "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSectiongerman language german language