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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: multiple videocards... for console text
From:       Joel Wiramu Pauling <aenertia () aenertia ! net>
Date:       2009-05-22 4:37:48
Message-ID: 5a658e8f0905212137o78e9d413v3927c9f92bd1b7e6 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Just use USB to RS323 convert cables and have as many heads as you like off
of dumb terminals. Or old laptops.


;-)

2009/5/22 Need Coffee <need.coffee@gmail.com>

> Hi, I have kind of a weird question.
>
> I have two video cards in an amd64/-current machine.
>
> Both cards have dual-head capability.
>
> At the text console, the same text appears on both ports.
>
> Would it be possible to either:
>
> - make the ports separate consoles (seems unlikely)
>
> - run each card independently (so, more VT's offered on
> the second video card)
>
> Or some variant of these?  Thanks in advance.

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