same desktop on dualdisplay...ughhhhh

[toolshed]

I have a ti200 geforce 3 graphics card and have two crt monitors hooked up to my ti200 twinview graphics card(vga and dvi->analog vga adapter video outs).

I can get dual display but it displays the SAME desktop on both monitors, it seems to boot Xwindows fine except for this: it displays the same backgoround or screen for both monitors....

i want one of them to be to left, right, or whatever direction of the main one...when i goto to the edge of screen...i want the second monitor to pick up the mouse....

i dont want the same desktop on both monitors....or what is the use of dual montiors...I have tried LeftOf,RightOf,Above,Below to no avail...well thanks for reading this it was written by a frustated man.

Well here is my RH7.2 XFConfig-4 file:


# XFree86 4.0 configuration generated by Xconfigurator

#Section "ServerLayout"
# Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
# Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
# InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
# InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
#EndSection

# By default, Red Hat Linux 6.0 and later use xfs

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

# Module loading section

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-buffering
#Load "GLcore" # OpenGL support
#Load "dri" # Direct rendering infrastructure
Load "glx" # OpenGL X protocol interface
Load "extmod" # Misc. required extensions
Load "v4l" # Video4Linux
# Load "pex5" # PHIGS for X 3D environment (obsolete)
Load "record" # X event recorder-SHANE uncommented this
# Load "xie" # X Image Extension (obsolete)
# You only need the following two modules if you do not use xfs.
# Load "freetype" # TrueType font handler
# Load "type1" # Adobe Type 1 font handler
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2" #scroll ****
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" #
Option "Buttons" "3" #
#Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
#Option "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
#Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
Identifier "SAM4F26"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 30 - 96
VertRefresh 50 - 160
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "MYDual"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 30-64
VertRefresh 50-110
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "My Video Card"
Driver "nvidia"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Linux Frame Buffer"
Driver "fbdev"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "My Video Card_1"
Driver "nvidia"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "My Video Card"
Monitor "SAM4F26"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
#Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
#Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "My Video Card_1"
Monitor "MYDual"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "MyLayout"
Screen "Screen0" LeftOf "Screen1"
Screen "Screen1"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

[spreelanka]

to start with you never invoked #OPTION "TwinView" "true"

check out my XF86Config.dualscreen

[croth]

Well, you need to edit your config file for twinview . . . :)

Seriously, I'm not at my machine right now so I can't tell you exactly what to type in, but take a look at the README file that came with the drivers, I believe you'll find the section on installing/using TWINVIEW. It's pretty easy to get going, but you need to read the section carefully particularly if your two monitors aren't capable of the same resolutions.

The net effect is your two monitors behave like one big desktop.

I believe the newer drivers actually support multiple desktops, but I haven't monkeyed with that yet.

[spreelanka]

Originally posted by croth
I believe the newer drivers actually support multiple desktops, but I haven't monkeyed with that yet.

yea, they do, useful for fullscreen gaming, but a hassle to switch it up everytime you wanna play a game. needless to say i haven't tried it either