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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>
To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-user] non-Twinview dual screen setup?
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 15:25:16 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=QgW7mxuDZBS+2Yw6npe-CNrUZrA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hi,
   I hooked up second monitor to my Nvidia GTX465 card yesterday and
wanted to get dual screen running. Unfortunately, except for using
Twinview which works fine, I've been unable to do it without Twinview.
Twinview itself isn't bad, but I don't like how ever KDE decision I
have to take (logout, settings, etc.) always starts spanned across my
two monitors. That doesn't happen on my dual screen Intel system.

   Anyway, I'm attaching both the Twinview and non-Twinview xorg.conf
files. Maybe someone can see possible changes to make the non-Twinview
actually work? Currently it produces video on only the first monitor
to the left. The monitor on the right stays dark. Again, both monitors
work fine when using Twinview with a 3840x1080 desktop.

Thanks,
Mark


Non-Twinview config which only works on one monitor.

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 270.18
(buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-08.nvidia.com)  Tue Jan 18
22:06:15 PST 2011

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    Screen      1  "Screen1" 1920 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from data in "/etc/conf.d/gpm"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid#
nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 270.18
(buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-08.nvidia.com)  Tue Jan 18
22:06:15 PST 2011


    Identifier     "Monitor1"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Samsung SyncMaster"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 75.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 61.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Samsung SyncMaster"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 75.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 61.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device1"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce GTX 465"
    BusID          "PCI:2:0:0"
    Screen          1
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce GTX 465"
    BusID          "PCI:2:0:0"
    Screen          0
EndSection


Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Device1"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "DFP-2: 1920x1080 +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "DFP-0: 1920x1080 +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection




Working Twinview setup:


# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 270.18
(buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-08.nvidia.com)  Tue Jan 18
22:06:28 PST 2011

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from data in "/etc/conf.d/gpm"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    Option         "TwinView"
    Option         "MetaModes"  "1920x1080,1920x1080; 1920x1080"
    Option         "TwinViewOrientation"        "RightOf"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection



             reply	other threads:[~2011-04-05 22:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-04-05 22:25 Mark Knecht [this message]
2011-04-05 23:30 ` [gentoo-user] non-Twinview dual screen setup? Jacob Todd
2011-04-06  6:08   ` Yohan Pereira
2011-04-06  0:00 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-04-06 11:27   ` Peter Humphrey
2011-04-06 15:06   ` Mark Knecht
2011-04-06 15:12     ` Gregory Fontenele
2011-04-06 15:31       ` Dale
     [not found] <gEmV3-dv-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <gEo0O-20g-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
2011-04-06  0:31   ` Indi

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