[NTLUG:Discuss] Video Help Needed

[George Lass]

--- On Wed, 7/7/10, Mike Hart <just_mike_y at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Mike Hart <just_mike_y at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Video Help Needed
> To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
> Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 1:42 PM
> You may try the xserver 'vesa'. If
> you can get vesa working (and it normally does with an
> nvidia driver,) the Vesa server should allow you be able to
> change resolutions at the least. the FB server maps your
> screen in like a jpeg image and updates the picture in
> software, then writes the picture to the your screen. 
> VESA on the other hand is the minimum standard for all video
> monitors, and includes pallets, box updates, etc.  If
> your fb server is working, it is very likely that vesa will
> as well, and provide more features. 
> 
> It is very unlikely that you will get a 2nd video display
> through your VGA port with anything besides the nvidia
> driver.  However, you may be able to see a ghost copy
> of the primary display on the vga port using the vesa
> driver. I make that statement from experience with several
> other nvidia video cards in the 59xx to 96xx range. However,
> every video card and every revision of each distro has it's
> own completely unique experience to setting up the video, so
> I have no guidance for you beyond 'vesa should work'. 
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Mike,

Thanks a lot! switching to the vesa driver has allowed me to configure multiple video modes.  Don't seem to have a ghost screen at least not from the standard VGA port.  I'll check out the DVI port later tonight.

George