more on the dual monitor setup

[Louis LeBlanc]

Hey all.  I recently asked a question about a dual monitor setup for
my GeForce FX 5200.  It has 3 outputs, VGA, DVI and s-video.  I'm not
getting anything on the DVI output unless I physically unplug the
monitor from the VGA output and plug into the DVI.

I had the setup as suggested, included below, but I kept getting the X
server repeating too quickly.  Obviously not a cool config.

All I had to do to fix it was remove the screen1 entry from the
layout.

The message in the Xorg.0.log is as follows:

Fatal server error:
Requested Entity already in use!


Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
         at http://wiki.X.Org
 for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional
information.


I'm guessing it's not seeing this card the way I had hoped.

I also did a scanpci to see if multiple cards were detected, which I
didn't expect.  I was right.

I also tried rebooting the machine with both monitors plugged in.  In
this case, I get both monitors showing the same screen until X starts,
at which point, the monitor plugged into the DVI port goes wiggy.

Chances are I'm going to have to hijack the card from my other system.
I've checked the bios, and the onboard video doesn't seem to be
manually disabled, so it looks like it's auto disabled.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Here's the relevant sections of my xorg.conf; if anyone sees something
I might have botched, I'd certainly appreciate a pointer.

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier  "Monitor1"
        HorizSync   31.0 - 85.00
        VertRefresh 48.00 - 120.00
        VendorName   "DEL"
        ModelName    "DELL E172FP"
        Option      "DPMS"
        ModeLine "1280x1024"   135.00   1280 1316 1460 1696   1024
1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync

EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier  "Monitor0"
        HorizSync   31.0 - 85.00
        VertRefresh 48.00 - 120.00
        VendorName   "DEL"
        ModelName    "DELL E172FP"
        Option      "DPMS"
        ModeLine "1280x1024"   135.00   1280 1316 1460 1696   1024
1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync

EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "GeForce0"
        VideoRam    131072
        Driver      "nv"
        VendorName  "nVidia Corporation"
        BoardName   "NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
        BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
        Screen      0
EndSection


Section "Device"
        Identifier  "GeForce1"
        VideoRam    131072
        Driver      "nv"
        VendorName  "nVidia Corporation"
        BoardName   "NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
        BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
        Screen      1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen0"
    Device      "GeForce0"
    Monitor     "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen1"
    Device      "GeForce1"
    Monitor     "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier  "Simple Layout"
    Screen  0  "Screen0" 0 0
    Screen  1  "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"

    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

    Option       "Clone" "off"
    Option       "Xinerama" "on"
EndSection


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