Re: 0triple monitor / dual video card set up

[Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com>]

On 04/14/2016 08:31 AM, Seb wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've recently moved onto a setup with:
>
> * 3 monitors
>
>    Resolutions:
>
>    - 1920 x 1080 (2)
>    - 1680 x 1050 (1)
>
>
> * 2 videos cards
>
>    - GeForce GT 720
>    - RV730 Pro (Radeon HD 4650)
>
> The two monitors with the same resolution are plugged into the GT 720
> and the remaining is plugged into the HD 4650.
>
> After a lot of effort I was able to get the monitor(s) from either card
> to function properly with the attached /etc/X11/xorg.conf.  The
> "Default" layout works well whether I use the Screen section from either
> video card.  Unfortunately, it fails whenever I attempt to combine the
> screens.  In the latter case, only the Screen section that is listed
> first gets displayed properly, and the other shows a black screen(s)
> with an X-shaped cursor whenever the cursor wonders into the area.
>
> Any tips on what is going on?  Have others been successful in setting up
> a config file for a multiple video card system requiring a mixture of
> drivers like nouveau and radeon?

I run four monitors, but I use identical nvidia cards with two gigs of 
vram each. I use the nvidia driver and the nvidia setup util to 
configure it all. Easy to do, works like a charm. Mixing different 
vendor cards is asking for a degree of difficulty. I lack the patience 
and am lazy. Plus, I want everything successfully accelerated. :) Ric


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