I realized I forgot to to say a special thanks goes to <span class="gmail_quote"><b class="gmail_sendername">Lonni J Friedman</b><span class="gmail_sendername"> for his help.<br><br><br></span></span><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 11/6/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jamie Bohr</b> <<a href="mailto:jamiebohr@gmail.com">jamiebohr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
With the help of <a href="http://alufis35.uv.es/Linux-versus-TwinView-Nvidia.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://alufis35.uv.es/Linux-versus-TwinView-Nvidia.html</a> and a little twiking I got it to work. The GeForce2 does not support two displays at 1600x1200 but it does at 1400x1050. Please see attached
xorg.conf file.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/6/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Lonni J Friedman</b> <<a href="mailto:netllama@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
netllama@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
If Twinview is not working, you need to post a bug report on <a href="http://nvnews.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">nvnews.net</a>.<br><br>On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr <<a href="mailto:jamiebohr@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
jamiebohr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> I guess I don't understand. According to Nvida's web site,
<br>> <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/feature_twinview.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.nvidia.com/object/feature_twinview.html</a>,<br>> twinview allows spanning a desktop (KDE, Gnome, ..) across multiple
<br>> monitors. If this is the case Nothing ever shows up on my second monitor.
<br>> What if the second monitor had to be a different resolution? Sorry, this is<br>> not making since to me.<br>><br>> - Jamie<br>><br>><br>> On 11/5/06, Lonni J Friedman <<a href="mailto:netllama@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
netllama@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr <<a href="mailto:jamiebohr@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">jamiebohr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
<br>> > > It does not look like a second display is configured in your
xorg.conf<br>> file.<br>> ><br>> > Sure it is, that's what twinview is for. You might want to read the<br>> > driver README so that you'll understand.<br>> ><br>> > ><br>> > >
<br>> > > I installed it, restarted X and still had a single display. I ran<br>> ><br>> > You should consider generating an nvidia-bug-report.log and posting on<br>> > <a href="http://nvnews.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
nvnews.net</a>.<br>> ><br>> > > "nvidia-xconfig -a --twinview", it locked up X and I had to do a hard<br>> reset.<br>> > > Should I try the open-source versions of the NVidia driver? Does that
<br>> work<br>> > > with the display config utility?<br>> ><br>> > The nv X driver supports one display per GPU.<br>> ><br>> > ><br>> > > - Jamie<br>> > ><br>> > >
<br>> > > On 11/5/06, Lonni J Friedman <<a href="mailto:netllama@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">netllama@gmail.com</a> > wrote:<br>> > > ><br>
> > > > You've got mess right now. It looks like your old multi-X screen
<br>> > > > config is still there along with Twinview. Try the one i've attached<br>> > > > instead.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr < <a href="mailto:jamiebohr@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
jamiebohr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > > I attached a fresh copy of my xorg.conf file. When I run<br>> > > "nvidia-xconfig -a<br>> > > > > --twinview" all references to the second display disappear. Thank
<br>> you<br>> > > Lonni<br>> > > > > for giving a suggestion.<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > - Jamie<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr <
<a href="mailto:jamiebohr@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">jamiebohr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > > > After running the command the settings for the second display are
<br>> > > gone.<br>> > > > > Wished I created a backup.
<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > On 11/5/06, Lonni J Friedman < <a href="mailto:netllama@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
netllama@gmail.com
</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > > > > On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr < <a href="mailto:jamiebohr@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">jamiebohr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
<br>> > > > > > > > Hello All,<br>> > > > > > > >
<br>> > > > > > > > I put a GeForce2 MX/MX 400 NVidia card in a FC5 system today,<br>> a<br>> > > gift<br>> > > > > from<br>> > > > > > > > from a friend. I am trying to get dual display working and am
<br>> not<br>> > > > > having<br>> > > > > > > > any luck. From the articles I've read the card is capable of<br>> > > > > supporting<br>> > > > > > > > dual displays. I installed the NVidia driver (from NVidia).
<br>> When<br>> > > X<br>> > > > > starts<br>> > > > > > > > the second display flickers them stops. I have two HP p1110<br>> > > displays<br>> > > > > > > > attached. I have attached my
xorg.conf file for reference and<br>> a<br>> > > > > screen shot<br>> > > > > > > > of the display settings. If I set the monitor types in<br>> "Display<br>> > > > > Settings" X
<br>> > > > > > > > will refuse to start. I can send the error logs if they would<br>> be<br>> > > > > helpful.<br>> > > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > > I have googled and tried a few things, none worked.
<br>> > > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > > I would like to use two displays if I can.<br>> > > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > > Thank you for your help,
<br>> > > > > > > > --<br>> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > Redhat's tools are completely unaware of what the nvidia driver<br>> can<br>> > > > > > > accomplish. If you want to use two displays, try running as
<br>> root:<br>> > > > > > > nvidia-xconfig -a --twinview<br>> > > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > and then restart X.<br>> ><br><br>--<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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