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by **cdhgold** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:12 am

I have a 4 display setup on this dell fedora box
1 single head nvidia card
1 dual head nvidia card
plus the on-board intel video

All 4 screen worked fine under Fedora 10 w / this xorg.conf

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings

# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@crested) Mon Nov 3 08:46:04 UTC 2008

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "Layout0"

Screen 0 "Screen0" 1280 0

Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"

Screen 2 "Screen2" RightOf "Screen0"

Screen 3 "Screen3" RightOf "Screen2"

InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

EndSection

Section "Files"

EndSection

Section "Module"

Load "dbe"

Load "extmod"

Load "type1"

Load "freetype"

Load "glx"

EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

Option "Xinerama" "0"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default

Identifier "Mouse0"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "auto"

Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default

Identifier "Keyboard0"

Driver "kbd"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid

Identifier "Monitor0"

VendorName "Unknown"

ModelName "DELL E173FP"

HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0

VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0

Option "DPMS"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid

Identifier "Monitor1"

VendorName "Unknown"

ModelName "DELL E196FP"

HorizSync 31.0 - 83.0

VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0

Option "DPMS"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid

Identifier "Monitor2"

VendorName "Unknown"

ModelName "CND 17 TFTHMM-F207"

HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0

VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0

Option "DPMS"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Monitor3"

VendorName "Unknown"

ModelName "Unknown"

HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0

VertRefresh 56.0 - 65.0

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "Device0"

Driver "nvidia"

VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"

BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"

BusID "PCI:4:0:0"

Screen 0

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "Device1"

Driver "nvidia"

VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"

BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"

BusID "PCI:4:0:0"

Screen 1

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "Device2"

Driver "nvidia"

VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"

BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"

BusID "PCI:4:2:0"

# Screen 3

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "Device3"

#Driver "i810"

# VendorName "Intel"

BoardName "945G"

# Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"

# BusID "0:2:0"

Driver "intel"

VendorName "Intel Corporation"

# BoardName "Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller"

BusID "PCI:0:2:0"

Option "NoAccel" "true"

# Screen 2

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen0"

Device "Device0"

Monitor "Monitor0"

DefaultDepth 24

Option "TwinView" "0"

Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"

#Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen1"

Device "Device1"

Monitor "Monitor1"

DefaultDepth 24

Option "TwinView" "0"

#Option "metamodes" "CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen2"

Device "Device3"

Monitor "Monitor3"

DefaultDepth 24

#Option "TwinView" "0"

#Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"

#Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen3"

Device "Device2"

Monitor "Monitor2"

DefaultDepth 24

#Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

Option "Composite" "Enable"

Option "RenderAccel" "True"

Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

EndSubSection

EndSection

but the box is now running Fedora11 and the display using the intel only works until the nividia drivers loads .. had this same problem in fedora 10 but fixed it by adding
Option "NoAccel" "true"

Here is the xorg.conf file that I use for Fedora 11 with the intel driver commented out

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder62) Mon Mar 2 15:58:06 PST 2009

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 1280 0

Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"

Screen 2 "Screen2" RightOf "Screen0"

Screen 3 "Screen3" RightOf "Screen2"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "DELL E196FP"
HorizSync 31.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "DELL E173FP"
HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor2"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "CND 17 TFTHMM-F207"
HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Monitor3"

VendorName "Unknown"

ModelName "Unknown"

HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0

VertRefresh 56.0 - 65.0

EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard2"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"
BusID "PCI:4:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "Videocard3"

BoardName "945G"
# Driver "intel"

VendorName "Intel Corporation"

BusID "PCI:0:2:0"

Option "NoAccel" "true"

# Screen 2

EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen2"
Device "Videocard3"
Monitor "Monitor3"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen3"

Device "Videocard2"

Monitor "Monitor2"

DefaultDepth 24

#Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

Option "Composite" "Enable"

Option "RenderAccel" "True"

Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

EndSubSection

EndSection

If i remove the # to let the intel driver load none of the displays work

Any suggestions?

by **Void Main** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:29 am

Wow, I doubt I can be a lot of help on this one but I always start by looking at the Xorg.0.log file after an attempted start to see if there are any clues. Did you do this?

by **cdhgold** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:31 am

i did but nothing useful just the intel driver unloading once the nvida driver loads

by **Void Main** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:34 am

I wonder if there is a good Xorg forum/list you could ask on? Fedoraforum might also be a good place to post this as it would get a lot more eyes on the problem.

by **cdhgold** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:47 am

if anyone wants to follow this on fedoraforum.org

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthrea ... ost1250590

by **Tux** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:18 pm

You are using the 'nvidia' driver, does that still refer to their proprietary driver?

If so, you may want to try the nv or nouveau drivers. (if available)
Admittedly a shot in the dark but may be worth a crack?

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