[CentOS] CentOS 5 dual head doesn't work

Jim Perrin jperrin at gmail.com
Wed May 2 19:52:46 UTC 2007


On 5/2/07, Mark Hull-Richter <mhullrich at gmail.com> wrote:

> Took me a while to locate this.  I have an ATI FireGL3400 with two
> Dell 1707FP monitors.  The configurator correctly identifies the
> monitor (well, the left one, anyway), but it shows "ATI Technologies
> In Unknown Device 71f2" for the video card (the second screen is a
> 71d2).

Are you using the binary ATI drivers, or the default xorg drivers? ATI
has horrible support, and their binary driver is just as bad. Do
yourself a favor and get an nvidia card. Still a binary driver, but at
least they actively support their product on linux.


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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell



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