Configuring ATI 3100V dual-head with X 6.7.0 on FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE

[Alex Deucher]

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:51:06 -0500, Jason Larion
<larion at theopalgroup.com> wrote:
> All,
> 
>         First, let me say that I deeply appreciate any help that can be given on this issue...
> 
>         I am trying to configure the ATI 3100V video card (a dual-head) to work in X.org server 6.7.0, on FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE.  The goal is to have one desktop spanning two Dell LCD monitors.  Both outputs on the card are VGA/CRT (not DVI).  I understand that Xinerama is the tool to achieve this.
> 
>         I can successfully get the card running if I choose the "vesa" driver in the "Device" section, but it works as a cloned monitor (not the Xinerama that I've told it to use).  When I switch the driver to "radeon" (as I think I ought due to reading this mailing list), I receive some errors that I cannot resolve.
> 
>         I've attached the results of "Xorg -scanpci", my xorg.conf, the Xorg.0.log file, and my dmesg output to this e-mail.
> 
>         Again, any pointers or assistance would be _greatly_ appreciated.  This is what is keeping me from moving from Windows to FreeBSD on my primary workstation.  :-)
> 
> Regards,
> Jason Larion
> 

xorg 6.7.0 doesn't support your card.  You'll need at least xorg 6.8.x

Alex