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Wyodiver33 · 06-16-2004, 07:00 PM

Hi all. I have a Radeon 9500 Pro, how can I run separate displays? No prob in XP Pro, but under Linux, my only choice is a mirrored image. I want two separate displays. Thanks for any help.

cthulu23 · 06-16-2004, 07:41 PM

Search under Xinerama...I've never used it myself, but I'm sure that you can find the answer on a Mandrake mailing list.

edit: I couldn't resist...see:
http://www.rage3d.com/content/articles/atilinuxhowto/
http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/ne...5/msg00425.php
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...003/04/4/56775

The type of driver that you use is going to help determine some of the config info. Are you using kernel drivers or ATI's binaries?

Yet another edit: I have an ATI card in my (linux-only) laptop and it is the only ugly point in an otherwise excellent machine. Until ATI begins creating decent linux drivers for it's hardware, I can't recommend that any linux user purchase one of their products.

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Wyodiver33 Regular. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	Mandrake 10.0 and multi monitors... Hi all. I have a Radeon 9500 Pro, how can I run separate displays? No prob in XP Pro, but under Linux, my only choice is a mirrored image. I want two separate displays. Thanks for any help. __________________ I like stuff.

06-16-2004, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
cthulu23 Banned Join Date: Apr 2003	Search under Xinerama...I've never used it myself, but I'm sure that you can find the answer on a Mandrake mailing list. edit: I couldn't resist...see: http://www.rage3d.com/content/articles/atilinuxhowto/ http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/ne...5/msg00425.php http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...003/04/4/56775 The type of driver that you use is going to help determine some of the config info. Are you using kernel drivers or ATI's binaries? Yet another edit: I have an ATI card in my (linux-only) laptop and it is the only ugly point in an otherwise excellent machine. Until ATI begins creating decent linux drivers for it's hardware, I can't recommend that any linux user purchase one of their products. Last edited by cthulu23; 06-16-2004 at 07:55 PM.