securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 I attempted to add the second video card and monitor to my xorg.conf but I did not have any luck. Here was the last working catalyst-generated xorg.conf: https://github.com/s...1/xorg.conf-ati Here are the relevant sections for the card/non-working monitor: Section "Device" Identifier "amdcccle-Device[2]-0" Driver "fglrx" Option "Monitor-Default monitor" "1-Default monitor" BusID "PCI:2:0:0" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "1-Default monitor" Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver" Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor" Option "DPMS" "true" Option "PreferredMode" "480x640" Option "TargetRefresh" "60" Option "Position" "0 0" Option "Rotate" "" Option "Disable" "false" EndSection Versus the working entries: Section "Device" Identifier "amdcccle-Device[1]-0" Driver "fglrx" Option "Monitor-DFP1" "0-DFP1" Option "Monitor-DFP5" "0-DFP5" Option "Monitor-DFP6" "0-DFP6" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "0-DFP6" Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver" Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor" Option "DPMS" "true" Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080" Option "TargetRefresh" "60" Option "Position" "0 0" Option "Rotate" "normal" Option "Disable" "false" EndSection I think I will install the proprietary driver again and try to tweak the xorg.conf some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 No I have not but it works in Windows so it is not the hardware. I will try that today but I have to first get X back in working order (stopped with the OSS driver without X) . Just because it works in Windows, doesn't mean it's not a valid diagnostic step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Just because it works in Windows, doesn't mean it's not a valid diagnostic step. Yeah I know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Besides, then you could copy what they put in there if it's the only one, and have something to replicate when you put the older one back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Here in a few I will remove the older card, replace it with the new one, reinstall the Catalyst driver, run the autodetect script to generate a working xorg.conf, startx and configure. Besides, then you could copy what they put in there if it's the only one, and have something to replicate when you put the older one back in. Good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Yea! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Well the card worked fine as X started perfectly with the open source driver. I ended up installing the Catalyst Proprietary driver and let it generate an xorg.conf: https://github.com/securitybreach/Cerberus/blob/master/xorg.conf-single The problem is that it does not really tell me anything useful as the entries are just generic auto-generated entries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Ok, all four screens are up now but my onboard ethernet died so I had to go buy another nic. Anyway, I have it setup with the fourth monitor as a seperate X so I have to finish setting it up correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Teaser shot until I finish configuring: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 So what do you propose? Seriously? Me? I haven't a clue, my friend. Like I've said before, I'm a one-monitor kinda' guy. Wish I could help you, but this is way out of my league. I should learn to read the entire thread before replying. YAY! You got it working. Boy! That's a lot of monitors. I picture you with a lot of eyes sitting there in front of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Me? I haven't a clue, my friend. Like I've said before, I'm a one-monitor kinda' guy. Wish I could help you, but this is way out of my league. Well as you can see from the above picture, I have it working now but with separate X sessions on each monitor. Not the ideal setup but it works for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Yes. Edited my previous post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 YAY! You got it working. Boy! That's a lot of monitors. I picture you with a lot of eyes sitting there in front of them. Just four eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Sure is techie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Sure is techie! Thanks, that was the goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 You have achieved techie Nirvana, my son. You can rest now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Not completely but I am going to take a few days rest. Been a long two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I bet! Glad you were able to get it work; even if not your ideal situation. But hey, eventually now that you got it working one way, they will come out with a fix. It's part of Murphy's Law. Well, sorta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 I bet! Glad you were able to get it work; even if not your ideal situation. But hey, eventually now that you got it working one way, they will come out with a fix. It's part of Murphy's Law. Well, sorta. Actually now I have it perfected. I enabled Xinerama and now it is setup just like before but with QUAD monitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Everything is perfect and setup up the same as before: Glad I do not give up so easily!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I thought you might need to go to Xinerama to get it to work like you wanted. That's great! Everything is perfect and setup up the same as before: Glad I do not give up so easily!!! Yea!!! :blissysmile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 I thought you might need to go to Xinerama to get it to work like you wanted. That's great! Well that and I had to manually configure my xorg.conf as the Catalyst Control Center refused to use the second video card and fourth monitor. Thanks for the tip Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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