PCI-E card with two dvi outputs with FOSS drivers

[Ben Skeggs]

Am Samstag, den 27.05.2006, 13:56 +0200 schrieb Nicolas Mailhot:
> Le samedi 27 mai 2006 à 21:44 +1000, Ben Skeggs a écrit :
> > Am Samstag, den 27.05.2006, 13:26 +0200 schrieb Nicolas Mailhot:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I'm getting fed up waiting for support to the external TMDS of my X700
> > > desktop PCIE card (besides its stability under that other OS is not that
> > > great).
> > > 
> > > So I'm shopping again for a PCI-E card with the following features :
> > > 1. two dvi outputs
> > > 2. passive cooling
> > > 3. 2D FOSS drivers (not vesa, I have a 1680x1050 LCD)
> > > 4. optional (but nice) features to have :
> > >    a. 3D FOSS drivers
> > >    b. dual DVI
> > >    c. HDCP support
> > > 
> > > It seems the last batch of GForce 7600 GS/GT is fitting the bill nicely.
> > > Will it work with the xorg nv driver ?
> > Unfortunately, the Xorg nv driver doesn't support multiple displays.
> > But it should be fine in a single-display setup, which is probably not
> > what you want.
> 
> Will it work in clone mode ? (single display on two outputs at two
> different resolutions)
Nope, clone mode is almost the same as having an extended desktop from
the hardware's point of view.

> 
> > But, the proprietary nvidia driver should work nicely.
> 
> I want FOSS driver ;( is it not even possible in 2D mode ?
Unfortunately not :(

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