MorphOS 1.4.5: 2nd graphic card + 2nd monitor, works!
  • Order of the Butterfly
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    luky-amiga
    Posts: 245 from 2003/5/1
    From: Czech Republic
    Hi!

    Do you want 2nd monitor on MorphOS, play games and watch movies at once? :-)

    Here is my Pegasos II G4 config:

    AGP slot: 3dfx Voodoo3 16MB + monitor #1
    PCI slot: ATI Radeon 9250 128MB + monitor #2

    It works! :-) I can select booth screenmodes: Vodoo3 and Radeon9200PRO for programs.

    I tried to play Flashback game (monitor #2) and to play fullscreen DivX movie (MPlayer monitor #1).
    G4 was still free, so I start to crunch some RC5-72 8-) Great, MorphOS rulez!

    I read "If you're trying to use a AGP and a PCI graphics card at the same time remove one of the two cards. It's not possible to use more than one gfx card at one time."...
    But I know, AGP Voodoo3 and PCI Radeon is the only one configuration which works (MorphOS 1.4.5).

    I just want to share my enthusiasm for 2 monitors at once.
  • »14.11.07 - 20:22
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    Phantom
    Posts: 381 from 2004/9/7
    Hey... that's GREAT news... Thanks luky-amiga for the info... WOW!!!
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  • Acolyte of the Butterfly
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    Schlonz
    Posts: 131 from 2004/4/16
    From: Langen, Germany
    Hey, good work, thanks for the info!

    But btw, how many eyes and hands do you have? How do you play games and watch movies at the same time??? ;-)
  • »14.11.07 - 22:30
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    VooDoo
    Posts: 189 from 2005/8/24
    one eyes and one hand for game..other eyes and hand for movie's  :-)  :-)

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  • Acolyte of the Butterfly
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    zhulien
    Posts: 118 from 2004/8/21
    hahaha, watching pr0n and playing with that joystick ;D oops, I thought it was the joystick.
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    Phantom
    Posts: 381 from 2004/9/7
    Maybe it was another "joystick"... :-P :-P
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  • pOS
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    pOS
    Posts: 220 from 2003/11/14
    From: Bavaria
    A general question for better understanding:
    Imagine I have Application1 running on screen1 with a screenmode that belongs to gfxcard1 connected to monitor1. I also have Application2 running on screen2 with a screenmode that belongs to gfxcard2 connected to monitor2.
    Then I see the content of both screens at the same (!) time (not: active visible, inactive no signal) ?
    What happens if I switch from active screen1 to screen2 using ramiga-m (or screen depth gadget) ?
    Will every monitor still show the same application, but with mouse pointer (and thus input focus) being on the second screen/mintor now ??
  • »06.12.07 - 08:23
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  • pOS
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    pOS
    Posts: 220 from 2003/11/14
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    One more question:
    It is said that having more than one gfx card doesn't work if there is a Radeon card in AGP-Slot. I wonder what happens if there is no gfx card at AGP slot at all, but two PCI Radeons ?
  • »06.12.07 - 08:27
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    jacadcaps
    Posts: 3202 from 2003/3/5
    From: Canada
    @pOS

    Screen depth arrangement on 1.4.5 is not monitor-aware on 1.4.5. That has been fixed for 2.0. That is, if you're on monitora, command+m will depth arrange only the screens opened on monitora.

    As for two PCI Radeons, only the 1st one found will work.
  • »06.12.07 - 08:54
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    Kronos
    Posts: 2446 from 2003/2/24
    Just a curious question (o.k. more of a shameless plug  ;-) ) did anybody ever test SpringMaus under MorphOS ?

    Would atleast eliminate the need to use the kbd for moving the mouse screen-to-screen.
  • »06.12.07 - 14:42
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