Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 12:00:59 -0700 From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To: leifn@internet.dk, Sean-Paul Rees <sean@dreamfire.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD and 2 screens? Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19980621120059.0073ab24@mail.plstn1.sfba.home.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980621131813.1366C-100000@darla.swimsuit.int ernet.dk> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980619110215.576A-100000@dreamer.dreamfire.net>
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At 01:19 PM 6/21/98 +0200, Leif Neland wrote: >On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Sean-Paul Rees wrote: > >> Hello- >> >> I was wondering if it were possible to have XFree control 2 video >> cards, with 2 monitors, without conflicting, and allow me to control >> each one interchangeably? Would it be possible with 1 card? >> > >PC-hardware doesn't generally support two video cards, as the memory and >io-adresses are fixed. The only option would be a character based hercules >card and a (s)vga. > >Leif Neland >leifn@internet.dk Well, the main problem is having two VGA-capable cards (for the resource reasons you mention). I know my MGA Millenium lets you disable the VGA portion of the video card (via a dip switch), so I could theorically have 2 MGA Milleniums simultaneously. --Ludwig Pummer ludwigp@bigfoot.com ICQ UIN: 692441 http://chipweb.home.ml.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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