[Techtalk] anyone feel like testing a X multihead howto?

[nicole]

Hey Carla,

At first I assumed this was for dual head video cards, but then I realized
you are talking about two different video cards (a PCI and an AGP). You
might want to modify your lead-in to say something to that effect, and
mention that you can follow the same instructions with a single dual-head
AGP card (you'll just have two very similar looking Devices sections and
might have to figure out which one is left and which one is right ;o)).

Your config suggestions look just about identical to mine (with a dual
head AGP card), and your tip about using the --layout option is awesome.

So, it's not stress tested, but at least some feedback ;o)


At 15:03 on Jul 7, Carla Schroder shook the earth with:

> Hi homies,
>
> I'm working up a little multi-heading under X howto, anyone care to
> torture-test it?
>
>
> Problem
> You would like to connect two monitors to a single system. You would like to
> have a single desktop span both monitors, or have two separate desktops, and
> maybe run different screen resolutions on each monitor.
>
> Solution
> XFree86 does it all. You'll need either two video cards, or a single dual-head
> card, installed and working. Plus two monitors, and XFree86 version 4.x:
> $ X -version
> XFree86 Version 4.3.0...
> You should configure your system to boot to a text console, so you can start X
> in whatever mode you want. You'll have four modes to choose from:
>

<snip carla's x stuff>