Re: nv vs. nvidia - dual

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Alvin Oga wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>
>
> > > > 2. I run two X servers for 2 displays, one on AGP TNT2 and one on PCI 
> > > > MX-440. If I restart the second server, the character sizes change, from 
> > > > "normal" to tiny. I can get them back to normal by restarting gdm.
>
>
> how do you "restart the 2nd server" when both are using the same
> nvidia driver ??
>  


I use a patch to the kernel to have it separate keyboards by vt's and 
gdm to start 2 servers and in the start up:

command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X0 :0 -layout X0 -deferglyphs 16 -isolateDevice 
\"PCI:1:0:0\" vt7

on the one that drives the AGP and

command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X1 :1 -layout X1 -deferglyphs 16 -isolateDevice 
\"PCI:0:11:0\" vt17

that drives the PCI card and X0 and X1 symlinked to X. So I get 2 X 
servers driving a separate card. That -isolateDevice came with the 
latest Sarge X. Before we had to use a patched X to have it drive only 
one card.

During gdm startup he does a

/usr/X11R6/bin/X -probeonly

so Nvidia doesn't get bent out of shape and he will start himself first 
for X0 and then for X1.

> > Section "Module"
> > 	Load  "dbe"
> > #	Load  "dri"
>
>
> i'd leave dri on, but i see you have it below too
>
>
> > 	Load  "extmod"
> > 	Load  "glx"
> > 	Load  "pex5"
> > 	Load  "record"
> > 	Load  "xie"
> > 	Load  "type1"
> > #--------------------------------------	
> > 	Load    "freetype"
> > #	Load	"type1"
> > 	Load    "xft"
> > #	Load	"extmod"
> > #	Load    "xie"
> > #	Load	"pex5"
> > #	Load    "glx"
> > #	Load	"dri"
> > #	Load    "GLcore"
>
>
> guess its okay if you dont need openGL stuff
>
>
> > #	Load	"dbe"
> > #---------------------------------------
> > EndSection
>
> ...
>  
>
> > Section "Monitor"
> > 	Identifier   "Monitor0"
> > 	VendorName   "SAM"
> > 	ModelName    "1057"
> > 	HorizSync    30.0 - 70.0
> > 	VertRefresh  50.0 - 160.0
> > EndSection
>
>
> ///
> /// where is your Monitor1 definitions
> /// ================================

Good point. I forgot it? And he don't press the point?

>  
>
> > 	Identifier  "nvidia0"
> > 	Driver      "nvidia"
>
>
> good
>
>
> > 	Identifier  "nvidia1"
> > 	Driver      "nvidia"
>
>
> good
>
>
> > 	DefaultColorDepth 16			#Added... Colors looked off...
>
>
> eliminate depth 1, depth 4, depth 8, ... anything that is not used
>
>
> > 	SubSection "Display"
> > 		Depth     16
> > 	EndSubSection
>
>
> ...
>
> > 	Monitor    "Monitor0"
> > 	DefaultColorDepth 16			#Added... Colors looked off...
>
>
> /// is both monitors the same ??
> /// ===============================

Yes. Both Samsungs 17". But one is a 750s and the other a 753dfx.
See my query on shadows on the latter.

Hugo