dual heads

[Shawn L Johnston]

I've been using the Matrox G550 with dual monitors for about a year and 
a half with OpenLinux 3.1.1. I love it. I used XFree86 and the matrox 
drivers.

The biggest challenge was installing a new version of XFree86 and then 
doing a little configuration for X. Matrox supplies an X program to 
configure your XF86Config much like the matrox program sets up your 
display in Windows.

Shawn

bobkline77 at earthlink.net wrote:
> I agree with Ian that everybody should have two monitors until 30 inch
> monitors become affordable. When I tried to do it, my new GeForce4 did not
> get along with my built in SiS. In fact, I was not even able to get the new
> one working after disabling the old one in bios. So, I wanted to hear what
> video cards work and what else it took. For example,
> 
> I see one site with an ugly two headed Tux that says XFree86 doesn't
> support this yet so use Xi Graphics. But, the Matrox site offers a beta
> driver for XFree86. I wanted to know what other people's experience is. Is
> anyone else using multiple monitors?
> 
> Ian, if you are having good results and know a better way, I would like to
> hear more about it when you have the time.
> 
> http://www.planetquake.com/mhg/
> http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/faq/faqfinder.cfm
> 
> Everybody else, thanks for the heads up on the HTML. Let's see if the plain
> text change took effect yet, and let me know if it goes back later.
> 
> -RK
> 
> 
>>[Original Message]
>>From: Ian Stephen <ianstepn at shaw.ca>
>>To: <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> 
>  > Date: 4/27/2003 5:01:32 PM
> 
>>Subject: Re: dual heads
>>
>>Having crowed about this, I suppose I should undertake it.  Will
>>probably be a couple of weeks before I can put it together (time
>>constraints).  If any guru-types feel inclined to do one instead please
>>do!
>>
>>IanS
>>
>>On Sun, 2003-04-27 at 09:37, Robert Kline wrote:
>>
>>My quick search does not reveal a SxS about dual monitors. Think about
>>it. 
>>
>>dn for card and $50 for
> 
> monitor.  Wouldn't go back to one for love or money.