Re: DualScreen, 2 cards, AGP and PCI, have to boot from PCI?

From: Floyd L. Davidson (floyd_at_barrow.com)
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:25:11 -0800

Dieter Soltau <sprockhoevel@web.de> wrote:
>Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
>
>>>even if xinerama is uncommented, they appear as 0.0 and 0.1. this is
>>>correct, and exactly what i want. uncommenting xnerame behaves the same as
>>>"xinerama" "off". hmm, at least it does here.
>>
>> This makes no difference if you don't want xinerama, but it appears
>> your xinerama is not working. If xinerama works you will *not* have
>> anything appear as the :0.1 display. Both video cards will be accessed
>> only as :0.0 in one large virtual display.
>
>yes, this is also the case here. i have one large screen as 0.0, and i can
>move windows from one monitor to the other. but i dont need that, so i
>switched xinerama off.

You keep saying it is this, and when questioned about it you say
it isn't this, it's that.

>>
>> But you said above that Linux boots using the AGP display.
>wait a minute here. if i boot from AGP, i have no ttys at all. i have X

Fix that.

>only. if i boot from PCI, i have ttys on PCI only, and X on both. we were

Do *not* boot from PCI, ever.

>> Go back and follow the steps. Boot from the AGP and get that to
>> work.
>
>man, it does work alright. believe or not.

Then *don't* boot from PCI, ever. 

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FloydL. Davidson           <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)                         floyd@barrow.com

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