dualhead hope G4 ibook 1.33GHz

Daniel Gimpelevich daniel at gimpelevich.san-francisco.ca.us
Mon Jan 10 14:36:44 MST 2005


Not sure what that remote.org file is supposed to represent, since it uses
the SiS driver and not Radeon. A couple of working config files you can
use as a guide:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2004/02/msg00399.html
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Xinerama_for_Radeon_9200

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:45:38 -0500, Kristo wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> Anyone with dualhead success please join in. . .  here is some hope I will be
> investigating in the coming week.  Although my terminal experience is very
> limitied, it may take longer.
> 
> http://www.remote.org/jochen/projects/jvc/XF86Config-4.dual
> 
> 
> Health & Happiness,
> Kristo
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> 
> Quoting Andrew Zschetzsche <zsche004 at mrs.umn.edu>:
> 
>> I tried desperately to get my dual monitor to work on my iBook G4 1.2ghz and
>> came very close, but no cigar.  I got the same image to be mirrored, but the
>> colormap got all screwed up (in-depth googling leads me to believe that the
>> video card ran out of memory. (?!?)
>> 
>> I just hosed my YDL 4 install trying to upgrade via source to Gnome 2.8.  It
>> was not fun.  If the config file still exists after an install, I'll post
>> it.
>> 
>> Andy Z.
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/14/04 5:57 PM, "Cian Duffy" <myob87 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > Have you altered the X config file at all?
>> > 
>> > Firstly you'll want to move off the fbdev driver to the 2D
>> > accelerating one - this should just involve changing the driver from
>> > "fbdev" to "radeon"
>> > 
>> > Theres a few more options to get 3D acceleration and better colour
>> > depths as well
>> > 
>> > I can mail you my 12" 1.2Ghz's XF86Config file tomorrow morning (8
>> > hours from now, whatever that is your time), which has the same card
>> > and has no refresh issues (that an Irish eye used to 50Hz power and
>> > hence 50Hz and not 60Hz TV's can see) and 2D/3D setup, if you need it.
>> > Never tried dual monitor though.
>> > 
>> > Cian
> 
> 
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