[freegeek-startup] [Fwd: Re: monitor test load-out, xorg.conf]

[dave]

   Ok,
   here is what you do:

   put in all your video cards,
   
   run:
          X -configure

   copy the new file that was created (xorg.conf.new) to
   /etc/X11/xorg.conf

   now we need to edit the new xorg.conf script a bit:


   first change this first section to look like this
   (this setup has 5 pci video cards)
   this should make all the monitors show the same thing


Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "X.org Configured"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	Screen      1  "Screen1" 0 0 
	Screen      2  "Screen2" 0 0 
	Screen      3  "Screen3" 0 0 
	Screen      4  "Screen4" 0 0 
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection


-- Now you will need to edit Section "Screen" for each of your cards
 and add in a DefaultDepth ( i used 16 )
 Down in SubSection "Display" i added a Modes line for the resolution we 
 want to show
 remember, you need to do this for each card. i will only include this
 section for one card so it doesn't get too cluttered
     

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth	16    # i added this!
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     1
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     4
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     8
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     15
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
                Modes	"1024x76" # this is added changed too!
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection



--	Now you just need to add this section on at the end

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option "Xinerama" "true"
EndSection


--   now start or restart X and hopefully you will see good things
   on all screens

   i hope it works


   -Dave