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Just out of my own curiousity...when you say "PCI-X" are you referring to "PCI-eXtended" or "PCI-express"? Some folks confuse the two but are totally different...<BR>
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As if you were talking about PCIe and not PCI-X; the winner is obvious. RinL <BR>
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<B>From</B>: Björn Gustafsson <<A HREF="mailto:%3d%3fISO-8859-1%3fQ%3fBj%3dF6rn%3f%3d%20Gustafsson%20%3cbg-ale@bjorng.net%3e">bg-ale@bjorng.net</A>><BR>
<B>Reply-to</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale@ale.org><BR>
<B>To</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <<A HREF="mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20%3cale@ale.org%3e">ale@ale.org</A>><BR>
<B>Subject</B>: Re: [ale] budget dual-head advice?<BR>
<B>Date</B>: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:19:54 -0400<BR>
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Thanks all!<BR>
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I'd prefer PCI-X but have the option of AGP if it makes sense budget-wise. Sounds like nVidia isn't so bad after all, so I will probably end up going that way.<BR>
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On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:09 AM, JD <<A HREF="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com">jdp@algoloma.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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My experience is with cheap nvidia cards. Basically, if they have 2<BR>
outputs then you don't need to worry. All of them will have 256MB of<BR>
RAM which is more than enough. $40 will get you a card with 1GB easy.<BR>
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Setting up dual monitors on nvidia is pretty easy. The first google<BR>
search result (Ubuntu Dual Monitor with nVidia Driver) for this issue is<BR>
my blog. Unfortunately, I'm working a software issue today, so the page<BR>
is down, but here's the google cached version:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:4qVCw0DH9eAJ:blog.jdpfu.com/2010/05/12/ubuntu-10-04-dual-monitor-with-nvidia-driver+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=ubuntu&source=encrypted.google.com">http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:4qVCw0DH9eAJ:blog.jdpfu.com/2010/05/12/ubuntu-10-04-dual-monitor-with-nvidia-driver+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=ubuntu&source=encrypted.google.com</A><BR>
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There aren't any Ubuntu-specific commands used except for the package<BR>
manager command to load the proprietary nvidia drivers. I can't imagine<BR>
why the other steps wouldn't work for other distros.<BR>
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Are you sure that you need/want an AGP card and not PCI-x?
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On 08/31/2011 10:36 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:<BR>
> I just slapped CEntOS 6 on a box with some agp radeon card having dvi<BR>
> and vga connectors. Dual display just worked. The only thing I had to do<BR>
> was tell it which screen was on the left.<BR>
> Yes. Nvidia must be confugured using the nvidia display manager tool<BR>
> shipping with the closed source driver.<BR>
> The neuvou [sic] driver was too unstable the last time I tried it in<BR>
> 2009. It's should be much better now in current Ubuntu and Fedora.<BR>
><BR>
> On Aug 31, 2011 10:13 AM, "Björn Gustafsson" <<A HREF="mailto:bg-ale@bjorng.net">bg-ale@bjorng.net</A><BR>
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> <mailto:<A HREF="mailto:bg-ale@bjorng.net">bg-ale@bjorng.net</A>>> wrote:<BR>
>> My single-display system at home makes me sad when I have to work from my<BR>
>> house, so I'm looking to create a dual-display setup on my Ubuntu box.<BR>
>> Switching between virtual displays just isn't good enough for me. I'm just<BR>
>> looking for more screen real estate, not gaming or other high frame-rate<BR>
>> applications, so performance isn't a big issue as long as I get the<BR>
> maximum<BR>
>> resolution for my buck.<BR>
>><BR>
>> I've been pricing monitors that can handle 1920x1080, but haven't done the<BR>
>> math yet to see how much video memory that requires.<BR>
>><BR>
>> Pricewatch pointed me at two budget-minded dual-head DVI cards, and I was<BR>
>> wondering if anyone had pointers on which might be preferable. At work I<BR>
>> have an ATI Radeon dual-head setup on Ubuntu so I'm confident that works.<BR>
>> I've been reading that nVidia-based dual display configurations are<BR>
> more of<BR>
>> a hassle to set up, so that may drive me in the other direction.<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
> <A HREF="http://www.txmicro.com/1GB-DDR2-AGP-Dual-DVI-Video-Card-w-TV-Out-HDCP-p-5117.html">http://www.txmicro.com/1GB-DDR2-AGP-Dual-DVI-Video-Card-w-TV-Out-HDCP-p-5117.html</A><BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
> <A HREF="http://www.compsource.com/ttechnote.asp?part_no=01GP31526KR&vid=603&src=PW">http://www.compsource.com/ttechnote.asp?part_no=01GP31526KR&vid=603&src=PW</A><BR>
> <<A HREF="http://www.compsource.com/ttechnote.asp?part_no=01GP31526KR&vid=603&src=PW">http://www.compsource.com/ttechnote.asp?part_no=01GP31526KR&vid=603&src=PW</A>><BR>
>><BR>
>> Any advice would be appreciated.<BR>
>><BR>
>> Thanks,<BR>
>> Björn<BR>
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-- <BR>
Björn Gustafsson
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