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AIT/NVidia dual-head from 8.04 > 8.10

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#1

Hi there, I have a compuer with an ATI card and an NVidia legacy card. I was able on Ubuntu 8.04 to get a dual-head system, which also worked on Slax, but Ubuntu 8.10 crashes whenever I try to use the NVidia card. Here is my old xorg.conf:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"ATI"
	Boardname	"ATI Radeon (vesa)"
	Busid		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Driver		"vesa"
	Screen	0
	Vendorname	"ATI"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"NVidia"
	Boardname	"NVIDIA Legacy"
	Busid		"PCI:2:1:0"
	Driver		"nv"
	Screen	0
	Vendorname	"NVIDIA"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Mon1"
	Vendorname	"Generic LCD Display"
	Modelname	"LCD Panel 1280x1024"
	Horizsync	31.5-64.0
	Vertrefresh	56.0 - 65.0
  modeline  "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
  modeline  "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Mon2"
	Vendorname	"Generic LCD Display"
	Modelname	"LCD Panel 1280x1024"
	Horizsync	31.5-64.0
	Vertrefresh	56.0 - 65.0
  modeline  "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
  modeline  "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Screen 1"
	Device		"ATI"
	Monitor		"Mon1"
	Defaultdepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Modes		"1280x1024@60"	"1280x960@60"	"1024x768@60"	"800x600@60"	"800x600@56"	"640x480@60"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Screen 2"
	Device		"NVidia"
	Monitor		"Mon2"
	Defaultdepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Modes		"1280x1024@60"	"1280x960@60"	"1024x768@60"	"800x600@60"	"800x600@56"	"640x480@60"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"DualHead"
  screen 0 "Screen 1" 0 0
  screen 1 "Screen 2" rightof "Screen 1"
	Option		"Xinerama"
	Inputdevice	"Generic Keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"	"ImPS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection
Section "Module"
	Load		"glx"
	Load		"GLcore"
	Load		"v4l"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option		"Xinerama"	"true"
EndSection
#2

Hi there,

can you please post your Xorg.0.log? We can help you out better the more information you can give us. Additionally what type of "crash" are you experiencing? Is it a hard crash with no keyboard/mouse reaction, blank screens and X using 100% CPU (seen when logged on remotely via SSH) or is it some other type of crash?

What cards exactly are you using? Have you tried the radeon or ati driver for the ATI card?

C]-[aoZ