[PLUG] Tri-head troubles

[Kenneth G. Stephens]

On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 17:17 -0800, Eric Wilhelm wrote:
> # from Matt Alexander
> # on Monday 19 December 2005 02:59 pm:
> 
> >Section "Device"
> >        Identifier  "Videocard0"
> >        Driver      "mga"
> >        BoardName   "Matrox Millennium G450"
> >        BusID       "PCI:6:0:0"
> >        Screen      0
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Device"
> >        Identifier  "Videocard1"
> >        Driver      "mga"
> >        BoardName   "Matrox Millennium G450"
> >        BusID       "PCI:6:0:0"
> >        Screen      1
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Device"
> >        Identifier  "Videocard2"
> >        Driver      "i810"
> >        BoardName   "Onboard"
> >        BusID       "PCI:0:0:0"
> (you said you changed this, right?)
> 
> This line shouldn't be here:
> >        Screen      2
> >        VideoRam                32768
> >EndSection
> 
> Inside the "Device" section, "Screen" means which port on the 
> multi-headed video card to use.  In the case of your i810, it might be 
> having trouble finding the third port (but I would think it should be 
> ignoring that.)
> 
> If that doesn't do it, maybe post the whole config again as it currently 
> stands.  It's tough enough to debug this stuff via e-mail without 
> having to keep track of a bunch of little mental patches :-)
> 
> --Eric

We have had luck removing the BusID line entirely and letting x find the
device.

Ken
CAD 2 CAM