Dual monitors in SuSE 8.0

[earthman]

Anybody know the method to activate the second monitor in SuSE 8.0 with a Radeon 7500? The monitor is on but stays blank, and I don't see any options to turn it on or extend the desktop accordingly. I would appreciate any help if someone knows how or has a source of information that does.

 

[earthman]

Nobody knows anything about dual monitors in Linux?

 

[Peter]

You mean XFree?

For Radeon 7500, you need XFree 4.2.0 at least.

Then, right after poweron, the Radeon should be detecting both monitors, and mirror the boot output on both. At least that's what my PowerColor RV2LE does.

Next, you need to modify your /etc/X11/XF86Config file to contain two almost identical "Device" sections, with "Screen 0" and "Screen 1" statements for the two heads. Complement with two "Monitor" and "Screen" sections, define the physical arrangement in the "ServerConfig" section, and there you go.

The lazy might want to start by moving the old XF86Config away, and running "X --configure" from the command line. That'll detect the dual head card and write a proper template XF86Config file.

Finally, you get to choose whether to use Xinerama (spread one logical display across all screens) or independent instances of X running on each monitor.

There is a HowTo document for all that as well. www.xfree.org

regards, Peter

 

[earthman]

Thanks. When I did the upgrade it didn't detect the second monitor, I guess I will have to mess with it manually.

 

[Peter]

XFree doesn't try to detect stuff every time you run it. Run the configuration mode if you want that to happen. Else add the 2nd head to your configuration file manually.

regards, Peter