Subject: Re: vmode args?
From: Ben Donley (bdonley@unchosen.com)
Date: Thu Mar 09 2000 - 07:23:51 MST
Any hints?
How do you set up dual monitors in YDL?
Is there a way I can disable my onboard video, so that if I uncheck "No
Video Driver" I can still use the PCI card?
Is anybody using two monitors in YDL? I'm sure there's someone out there.
- Ben
On Mar 07, 2000 at 04:09PM -0500, Ben Donley wrote:
> Hey Y'all.
>
> I've been using my beige G3's onboard video, but I just got an ATI Rage Orion
> 16 card.
>
> I'd like to use both, but it's not important. How does dual monitor setup
> work? I really don't know where to start.
>
> It works fine if I use my settings (ie check "no video driver" in BootX) from
> the monitors control panel, but it seems kinda slow. That might just be
> because I'm using a higher resolution now, but it seems *really* slow. Also,
> my onboard video doesn't get used by linux. It just keeps my macos background
> texture until I shutdown.
>
> I'm using Xpmac rev 9, btw.
>
> I tried messing around with various video settings and vmodes and cmodes,
> but I really can't figure out what difference they make. I didn't notice
> any errors, even when I used ones that were completely absurd (1600x1200 on
> a cheap 15" monitor) and I didn't notice any difference in the resolution or
> color depth. Basically, if I uncheck "no video driver", the kernel prints
> maybe five lines to my ATI 128 card, which stays at 1200x1000 resolution,
> and then continues the boot process on onboard graphics, which switches up
> to 800x600 resolution.
>
> Typing "startx" dies because it can't find any suitable modes. I looked in
> /etc/X11/XF86Config and realized that I have *no* idea how to approach it.
>
> There have been a lot of questions about this stuff lately. Is there any
> central area for information on configuring video on LinuxPPC?
>
> Thanks to anyone that helps,
> Ben
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