Twinview Two LCD Different LCD Displays

[tsuter]

I have a Dell Dimension 4700 with a GeForce 6800 from them. This card has a vga head and a DVI head. On the vga head, I have a Samsung SyncMaster 170N and on the DVI, I have a Dell 2005 FPW (wide screen). Currently I am successful in running both monitors but with a very generic configuration. I want the desktop to span which it IS doing. However, I want to run diffferent resolution for the obvious reason of the aspect ratios being different. I have tried many different recommendations, to no avail. Either the Dell Monitor comes up with Cannot display this mode, or the monitor doesn't receive a sig at all. Here's my working xorg.conf as it stands now....relevant lines only.

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
# Load "dri"
# Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster 171N/175N/171Np/171Nm/CX174N/CX171N/MX$ DisplaySize 430 270
HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Dell 2005 FPW"
DisplaySize 430 270
HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (generic)"
Option "TwinView" "true"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,1024x768;800x600,800x600"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x968" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x968" "1152x864" "1024x76$ EndSubSection
EndSection

Now, I know there are some elements missing. That's why I turn to you....my dear forums.

What I am after is to run the Dell 2005fpw on the DVI head at 1280x968, and the Samsung on the vga head at 1280x1024.

It has to be a simple configuration change, doesn't it? I thought I scoured enough through the NVIDIA documentation and perused this site only to come up empty. If someone could just give me a sample config of what I need to add, and where i need to add it, I would appreciate it AND buy you a beer.

Tim

[chunkey]

Hmm, sth. is wrong with your xorg.conf (but, probably just a copy&paste - error)

Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x968" "1152x864" "1024x76$ EndSubSection

should be:

Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x968" "1152x864" "1024x768" 
EndSubSection

and why do you have 2 diffrent modes for the same colour-depth?

SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x968" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x968" "1152x864" "1024x768" EndSubSection
EndSection




Hmm, what _Driver_-Version do you use?
(Ever tried the 6629 one?)

EDIT: can you also attach a your xorg.log (look in /var/log)?

[tsuter]

Originally Posted by chunkey

Hmm, sth. is wrong with your xorg.conf (but, probably just a copy&paste - error)

Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x968" "1152x864" "1024x76$ EndSubSection

Yeah, that was a copy and paste malfunction....nano, it rocks in some ways, and stinks in others.

should be:

Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x968" "1152x864" "1024x768" 
EndSubSection

and why do you have 2 diffrent modes for the same colour-depth?

SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x968" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x968" "1152x864" "1024x768" EndSubSection
EndSection

See! i just need some explanation of what the different sections do! If I would have known it wouldn't have been there. Actually that part of the config I found on a website somewhere.


Hmm, what _Driver_-Version do you use?
(Ever tried the 6629 one?)

7676...and I forgot to mention one important tidbit of info....it's a PCI Express card.

EDIT: can you also attach a your xorg.log (look in /var/log)?

See attached....xorg.txt

[chunkey]

can you also _create_ one xorg.log with different resolutions (as you actually wanted to do)?


BTW:if you want to try 6629:


Get it here

you'll also need to patch it:
patches + instructions (please, read the whole thread first!

[tsuter]

Originally Posted by chunkey

can you also _create_ one xorg.log with different resolutions (as you actually wanted to do)?


BTW:if you want to try 6629:


Get it here

you'll also need to patch it:
patches + instructions (please, read the whole thread first!

I'm willing to try anything...however, what is 6629 going to do that 7676 isn't? Did I mention I have a PCIexpress card?

Tim

[chunkey]

Originally Posted by tsuter

I'm willing to try anything...however, what is 6629 going to do that 7676 isn't? Did I mention I have a PCIexpress card?

II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: GeForce 6800
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.41.02.17.25
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X

so you probably have a 6800 NU & nForce 4 Board, or?

and PCI-Express & 6800 GPU are supported since 6106... (but 6106 won't compile!)


Well, 6629 was the last _version_ where twinview (with different resolution) worked for me... but never with any 7xxx. I don't know why, (but it's probably because 7xxx always set the same resolution & refresh-rates for both monitors...
even if if I forced
Option "MetaModes" "DFP-0: 1280x1024, CRT-0: 1024x768")

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