Triple-head setup advice sought

Alan Cox alan at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk
Fri Apr 6 03:23:00 PDT 2012


On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:09:20 +0200
martin f krafft <madduck at madduck.net> wrote:

> Dear X.org people,
> 
> since XRandR still cannot handle multiple GPUs and it's getting
> harder and harder to use Zaphod (performance, incompatibilities,
> etc…), I would like to investigate new options.
> 
> Julien said that there are 3+ head cards out there that work with
> X/Linux's Free drivers. My Matrox G750 still isn't supported and
> likely will never be.
> 
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a card I should buy? I have two
> DVI screens and one VGA screen.

I'm using a cheap Radeon (HD5430 I think). Does the job, runs three
heads. Probably useless for high end gaming but that wasn't on my
requirement list.




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