Re: Multi head / Commercial X

[Jaap Schellekens <schj geo vu nl>]

On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Jeff DeMaagd wrote:
> I would like to know if anyone has tried MetroX or XI's X server products
> on the Alpha.  They both claim Alpha/Linux capability on the cards that I
> want to use.  The reason I want to do this is so I can run multiple
> monitors.
> 
> I have a pair of Permedia-2 cards and a Matrox Millennium, soon to get a
> second one.  I only expect to get two in any combination working, as I
> only have 2 monitors.
> 
> I suppose my main question is:  what is the cheapest way to get decent
> multiple displays going under Alpha-Linux?  I can't figure out if XFree is
> capable of using multiple cards in any manner.

I use metroX in an XL300 with two Matrox Millennium's (the old type). Works
like a charm. One is connected to a 21'' eizo grayscale monitor (1600x1200) and
one to a 15'' Color thing (1024x768)

Advantages
	-Works! (XFree cashes with two cards)
	-Costs money/commercial

Disadvantages
	-Both displays must be run in the same color depth! (i use 16bit, a bit
	of a waste on the grayscale monitor)    
	- X grows up to 21Mb

Cheers -- Jaap

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