Multiple monitors, one card? (also discbeg)

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Author: Kevin Brown
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Subject: Multiple monitors, one card? (also discbeg)
wrote:
> I'm getting ready to finally set Linux back up on my (heavily rebuilt) box (I
> tried before, but found I had misplaced one of my Mandrake 9.2 discs). I
> decided to use two of the video outputs of my new card (Geforce 5600XT). I know
> that XFree86 4.x can handle several monitors on different cards, but can it
> make a situation like I'm working under Windows 2000 (main monitor at 1152x864
> on VGA output, secondary at 640x480 or 800x600 on DVI output of the same board)
>
> Since it seems that stable 2.6 distros are still not available, can anyone
> burn me a copy of Mandrake 10 beta 2? As usual, I can reimburse with
> low-quality "52x" blanks. I'll be at tomorrow's east-side


If the X drivers for Nvidia can't do it, then the Nvidia drivers themselves should.

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