Using the Xinerama Extensions to MultiHead XFree86 V. 4.0+

Dennis Baker drbaker@softhome.net

1. Introduction

• 1.1 What is Xinerama?
• 1.2 Guidelines

2. Planning

• 2.1 What you need
• 2.2 Design considerations
• 2.3 Layout

3. Video Card set up.

4. Scan the PCI Bus

5. Editing your XConfig File

• 5.1 Adding all of your video cards
• 5.2 Identifying Your Video Cards
• 5.3 Configuring the ServerLayout Section

6. Testing Your Configuration

7. Editing your startup files

8. Window Managers and Xinerama

• 8.1 Enlightenment
• 8.2 Sawfish

9. Sample XF86Config Files

10. Credits