Re: two graphics cards and two monitors

From	Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: two graphics cards and two monitors
Date	2017-01-10 18:10 +0100
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On 01/10/2017 11:19 AM, Teemu Likonen wrote:
> Dan Ritter [2017-01-10 10:56:21-05] wrote:
>
>> If you are using open drivers, `xrandr` should be able to list the
>> available outputs and modes and change between them.
>>
>> If you are using proprietary NVidia drivers, "nvidia-settings" should
>> be able to work for you.
>
> xrandr should work nicely with proprietary Nvidia drivers too. I've two
> different Nvidia Geforce cards (one several years old and one new).
> xrandr sees all monitor outputs, so configuring card for two monitors is
> just a single xrandr command. I never had the two Nvidia cards connected
> simultaneously, though. Just a single card with two monitors.

I am running two identical older nvidia GT-520 cards at once, to drive 
four monitors, using the nvidia driver and nvidia-settings to set the 
placement of the displays and create the xorg.conf file. You might have 
to disable the onboard video chipset though. No need to waste cycles 
dealing with something you won't use. It's sweeeet. :) Ric


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two graphics cards and two monitors jurek <jurek.mlynarczyk@o2.pl> - 2017-01-01 22:20 +0100
  Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2017-01-01 22:30 +0100
  Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2017-01-01 22:40 +0100
  Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2017-01-02 07:20 +0100
  Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 15:40 +0100
    Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-01-04 15:40 +0100
    Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 15:40 +0100
      Re: two graphics cards and two monitors kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com> - 2017-01-05 04:10 +0100
      Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-01-05 04:50 +0100
        Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2017-01-10 16:50 +0100
          Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-01-10 17:00 +0100
            Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2017-01-10 17:30 +0100
              Re: two graphics cards and two monitors Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2017-01-10 18:10 +0100

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