Re: [opensuse] Dual monitors on boot
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Chris Arnold wrote:
Chris Arnold wrote:
Using 11.0 x86 64 with kde 4.1 and dual hp w2007h monitors. I want to be able to have both monitors show something on boot. As it is now, only the 1 monitor shows the opensuse boot screen. Is there anyway to have both monitors show this screen on boot (or perhaps a different screen on boot)? These monitors are not in "clone" mode they are in "extended" mode. Is there anyway to do this?
I think that's a problem with the graphics adapter. I have 3 machines with dual monitors. Some of them show the boot on both monitors, some not. Until you have X started, which is about the last thing that happens, the xorg.conf doesn't apply. It is writing, probably in some vga mode, to the adapter.
What graphics adapter are you using?
nVidia 8600
Same chipset on my Vista machine at work, and same single monitor during boot, and while waiting for my password after being awakened from screen saver.
So, in yast->graphics card and monitor, under the "card" heading there is an "options" button and whn i push that button, i get a list of what looks like nvidia card options. Is this where we can make both monitors show a screen at boot time? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 06 September 2008 10:54:29 am Chris Arnold wrote:
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Chris Arnold wrote:
Chris Arnold wrote:
Using 11.0 x86 64 with kde 4.1 and dual hp w2007h monitors. I want to be able to have both monitors show something on boot. As it is now, only the 1 monitor shows the opensuse boot screen. Is there anyway to have both monitors show this screen on boot (or perhaps a different screen on boot)? These monitors are not in "clone" mode they are in "extended" mode. Is there anyway to do this?
I think that's a problem with the graphics adapter. I have 3 machines with dual monitors. Some of them show the boot on both monitors, some not. Until you have X started, which is about the last thing that happens, the xorg.conf doesn't apply. It is writing, probably in some vga mode, to the adapter.
What graphics adapter are you using?
nVidia 8600
Same chipset on my Vista machine at work, and same single monitor during boot, and while waiting for my password after being awakened from screen saver.
So, in yast->graphics card and monitor, under the "card" heading there is an "options" button and whn i push that button, i get a list of what looks like nvidia card options. Is this where we can make both monitors show a screen at boot time?
Not with YaST Graphic card setup. It will change Xorg configuration, and as mentioned, that is loaded when you see login screen, not before, so any changes there will not bring dual screen during bootup. It is primarily your hardware (graphic card BIOS) that is deciding what to use during bootup. Kernel doesn't change that on it's own. I looked for kernel boot parameters and I can't find anything that will allow dual screen. I looked on the nvidia site and couldn't find anything. I didn't looked in nvidia forums, though. I have one card with dual VGA output that gives identical content on both outputs until Xorg picks up and shows desktop, but when I use 2 different cards than I have boot screen on one that I declared as primary in the computer BIOS. The graphic card BIOS has no configuration options accessible during boot. It is usually selection between AGP or PCI, or PCIe and PCI, depends on bus where internal card is connected (older motherboard AGP, or recent PCIe). -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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