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From: Steffen Seeger <seeger@physik.tu-chemnitz.de>
To : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 10:54:36 +0200 (MEST)
Re: Multiheaded Linux
> > > Do I need two identical cards to get multiheaded?
> > Right now sort of but not really -- easier to just write a driver that
> > handles multiple displays than coordinate between drivers, so support
> > will probably be better for this scenario. However some developers
> > have gotten different drivers working together already as there's support
> > in KGI manager for this. Multi-adaptor use will be the sugar to encourage
> > people to try KGI-manager/EvStacks.
>
> So going multiheaded right now (excluding MDA) is really messy and requires
> rewriting of the drivers?
No. But you need two (more) cards that are supported and work
multihead. (e.g. S3 968, 3Dlabs Permedia) They work fine with the
current drivers.
> GGI is going to support multiheaded displays in the future with less pain,
> isn't it?
Sure.
Steffen
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