$10 PayPal to someone who can help: FreeBSD / nVidia TwinView / X.org / Xfce4

[Superwormy]

Details:

X.org
FreeBSD 5.3
Xfce 4.0.6
/etc/X11R6/xorg.conf
nVidia Quadro4 NVS AGP
nVidia FreeBSD drivers


Aight so it all works... sorta. Both monitors work in Xfce, BUT only the primary monitor ( MultiSync 70, Monitor0 ) shows the Xfce desktop. The other monitor shows that checkerboard generic X background, and thats it. I can move the mouse on it, but can't drag windows over there or anything.

So anyway, I'm tired of messing with it, $10 PayPal to the first person who tells me exactly what to do / change in the xorg.conf file to get this to work so I can actually use both monitors.

- Keith

 

[n0cmonkey]

Was XFCE made with the --enable-xinerama option?

EDIT:Also, it looksl ike some other people might have had trouble getting both screens to work with the "nvidia" driver. Try the second one with just the nv driver.

 

[Superwormy]

Xfce was installed via the FreeBSD ports collection... how do I tell?

Trying the 'nv' as the second one...

 

[Superwormy]

With 'nv' as the second driver, I just get a black screen on the primary monitor, nothing at all on the secondary monitor.

 

[Nothinman]

Have you checked the nvnews.net forums? They're the 'official' nvidia forums. I can't help much with the specifics as I've never setup TwinView, but I know it works with the Linux drivers without much work (i.e. it's all in the README).

 

[Superwormy]

Too late... got it to work.

 

[compusaguy]

Hey, where's my $10???

 

[n0cmonkey]

Post the solution please. :beer:

 

[Superwormy]

##########################################################################
# Sample XF86Config file for NVIDIA XFree86 drivers.
#
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
#
# Be sure to replace the monitor values with correct values for your
# monitor!
##########################################################################


Section "Files"

RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"

EndSection


##########################################################################
# Server flags section.
##########################################################################

Section "ServerFlags"

# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging
#NoTrapSignals

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.
#DontZap

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.
#DontZoom

# This allows the server to start up even if the
# mouse device can't be opened/initialised.
AllowMouseOpenFail

EndSection


##########################################################################
# Input devices
##########################################################################

#
# Keyboard section
#
Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "AutoRepeat" "250 30"

Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection


#
# Pointer section
#
Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
# Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


##########################################################################
# Module section
##########################################################################

Section "Module"

Load "dbe"

# Load the glx module.
Load "glx"

Load "extmod"

Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
EndSection


##########################################################################
# Monitor section
##########################################################################

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "MyMonitor"
VendorName "Mitsubisi"
ModelName "Diamond Plus 120u"

# be sure to replace these values with values appropriate for your
# monitor!
HorizSync 31-82
VertRefresh 55-120

# 3840x2400 @ 12Hz for IBM's T221 FlatPanel
Modeline "3840x2400" 148.0 3840 3944 4328 4816 2400 2401 2404 2418

EndSection


##########################################################################
# Graphics device section(s)
##########################################################################

#Section "Device"
# Identifier "NV AGP"
# VendorName "nvidia"
# Driver "nvidia"
# update this with the PCI id of your card. Consult the output
# of the 'lspci' command. The BusID is usually optional when
# only using one graphics card.
# BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
#EndSection

#Section "Device"
# Identifier "NV PCI"
# VendorName "nvidia"
# Driver "nvidia"
# update this with the PCI id of your card. Consult the output
# of the 'lspci' command. The BusID is usually optional when
# only using one graphics card.
# BusID "PCI:0:13:0"
#EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NV AGP TwinView"
VendorName "nvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
# update this with the PCI id of your card. Consult the output
# of the 'lspci' command. The BusID is usually optional when
# only using one graphics card.
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

# sample twinview setup
Option "TwinView"
# be sure to replace the HorizSync and VertRefresh with correct values
# for your monitor!
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "31-82"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "55-120"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
Option "MetaModes" "1152x864,1152x864; 1024x768,1024x768"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "crt,crt"
EndSection


##########################################################################
# Screen sections
##########################################################################

#
# screen section for an nvidia AGP card
#
#Section "Screen"
# Identifier "Screen AGP"
# Device "NV AGP"
# Monitor "MyMonitor"
# DefaultColorDepth 24
# Subsection "Display"
# Depth 8
# Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400"
# EndSubsection
# Subsection "Display"
# Depth 16
# Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
# EndSubsection
# Subsection "Display"
# Depth 24
# Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
# EndSubsection
#
#EndSection


#
# screen section for an nvidia PCI card
#
#Section "Screen"
# Identifier "Screen PCI"
# Device "NV PCI"
# Monitor "MyMonitor"
# DefaultColorDepth 24
# Subsection "Display"
# Depth 8
# Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400"
# EndSubsection
# Subsection "Display"
# Depth 16
# Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
# EndSubsection
# Subsection "Display"
# Depth 24
# Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
# EndSubsection
#EndSection

#
# screen section for an nvidia AGP TwinView card
# (look at the appropriate Device section)
#
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen AGP TwinView"
Device "NV AGP TwinView"
Monitor "MyMonitor"
DefaultColorDepth 24
#Subsection "Display"
# Depth 8
# Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400"
#EndSubsection
#Subsection "Display"
# Depth 16
# Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
#EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection


##########################################################################
# ServerLayout sections
# (invoke using the '-layout' option of 'startx'.
##########################################################################

#
# just one agp card
#
#Section "ServerLayout"
# Identifier "AGP"
# Screen "Screen AGP"
# InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
# InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
#EndSection

#
# just one pci card
#
#Section "ServerLayout"
# Identifier "PCI"
# Screen "Screen PCI"
# InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
# InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
#EndSection

#
# 2 cards, non twinview
#
#Section "ServerLayout"
# Identifier "Both"
# Screen "Screen AGP"
# Screen "Screen PCI" LeftOf "Screen AGP"
# InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
# InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
#EndSection

#
# just one agp twinview card
#
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "AGPTwinView"
Screen "Screen AGP TwinView"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

#
# 2 cards, one agp twinview and one pci (3 monitors total)
#
#Section "ServerLayout"
# Identifier "BothTwinView"
# Screen "Screen AGP TwinView"
# Screen "Screen PCI" LeftOf "Screen AGP TwinView"
# InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
# InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
#EndSection

 

[Superwormy]

Keep in mind this is for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE, with an nVidia Geforce4 NVS 200 dual-head AGP card, and two NEC MultiSync 70 monitors.

- Keith