Multiple monitors

[Paul van der Vlis]

Alex Deucher schreef:
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Paul van der Vlis <paul at vandervlis.nl> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would like to use multiple monitors. I use Asus M4A78 PRO mainboards
>> with AMD 780G/SB700 chipset and integrated Radeon HD 3200 Graphics.
>> This mainboard has a VGA and a DVI port. Can I use that for dual screens
>> with OSS drivers?
> 
> Yes.

Does that work with a 2.6.26 kernel?

>> When I add a PCIe card with HD 3450 chipset I cannot use the integrated
>> graphics anymore. In the manual they tell about "surround view". Is this
>> possible with OSS drivers?
> 
> In theory it should work with kms using drm-next.  

Ah, I hope it works really...
I don't want to use it for games, but for multi-seat.

> fglrx also supports multiple cards.

I don't want closed-source.

>> I am interested in multi-seat systems too.
>> Do you know about setups for multi-seat systems with ATI/AMD and OSS
>> drivers?
>>
>> I would like to have hardware accelerated 2D. What version of X/kernel
>> do I need as a minimum?
> 
> For 2D acceleration you need 2.6.31.  For 3D and kms you'll need
> drm-next or 2.6.32.

Thanks for the info.

>> And are there ATI videocards what use really less energy?
> 
> The hardware is capable of quite a few power saving features, they are
> just not well implemented yet in the open source driver.  There are
> some options in the non-KMS ddx to reduce engine clocks and enable
> clock gating, but it's pretty basic right now.

OK.. (it's not for a laptop).

With regards,
Paul van der Vlis.