Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:34:58 -0600 From: Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> To: Paul Boehmer <paul@pboehmer.com> Cc: x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multiple card setup possible? Message-ID: <1257201298.84088.2.camel@balrog.2hip.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0911021613030.1937@netfoo.net> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0911021613030.1937@netfoo.net>
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On Mon, 2009-11-02 at 16:24 -0500, Paul Boehmer wrote: > I am getting ready to build a new workstation and was curious to see if > anyone has any idea on when multiple cards will be supported (if at all). > I have a ATI 9450 and a dual head ATI 9250 card, but have not been able to > get them to work together, though they work individually. > > My current workstation is still on an older version of Xorg that is > currently using a Nvidia card and two Matrox cards to power three heads. > It would be nice if I could retain this setup, but with newer cards > listed above. > > When both cards are installed, I get the following error in Xorg.0.log: > > ------- Snip --------- > (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw" > (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw" > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdevhw > (II) UnloadModule: "fbdevhw" > (EE) Failed to load module "fbdevhw" (module does not exist, 0) > (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev > ---------------------- > > full log @ http://www.pboehmer.com/Xorg.0.log > > >From what I understand (could be way off), the problem is related to the > VGA arbiter in libpciaccess. This is a little over my head, but I would > be more than welcome to try any patches or any other suggestions. There are a handful of components for this to work. This has recently been added for linux, so some multiple card setups are rumored to work now. I haven't looked at exactly what it is going to take to get it working on FreeBSD though. If someone wants to take this on, that would be great. robert. > Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> FreeBSD
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