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List:       freedesktop-xorg
Subject:    Re: PCI-E card with two dvi outputs with FOSS drivers
From:       Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot () laposte ! net>
Date:       2006-05-27 11:56:32
Message-ID: 1148730995.2662.10.camel () rousalka ! dyndns ! org
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Le samedi 27 mai 2006 à 21:44 +1000, Ben Skeggs a écrit :
> Am Samstag, den 27.05.2006, 13:26 +0200 schrieb Nicolas Mailhot:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm getting fed up waiting for support to the external TMDS of my X700
> > desktop PCIE card (besides its stability under that other OS is not that
> > great).
> > 
> > So I'm shopping again for a PCI-E card with the following features :
> > 1. two dvi outputs
> > 2. passive cooling
> > 3. 2D FOSS drivers (not vesa, I have a 1680x1050 LCD)
> > 4. optional (but nice) features to have :
> >    a. 3D FOSS drivers
> >    b. dual DVI
> >    c. HDCP support
> > 
> > It seems the last batch of GForce 7600 GS/GT is fitting the bill nicely.
> > Will it work with the xorg nv driver ?
> Unfortunately, the Xorg nv driver doesn't support multiple displays.
> But it should be fine in a single-display setup, which is probably not
> what you want.

Will it work in clone mode ? (single display on two outputs at two
different resolutions)

> But, the proprietary nvidia driver should work nicely.

I want FOSS driver ;( is it not even possible in 2D mode ?

-- 
Nicolas Mailhot

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