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HI.

i have two monitor and two video card in one system, i want use both of the monitor, i am currently using redhat 7.2 and solaris 8, i was wondering if someone can help me set my system as a dual monitor, basically it called dual head in redhat but i dont' know what it called in sun. Im tring to use both monitor. If someone could help it will be highly appreciated. thanks in advance

From sunsolve:

The general steps to configure to have CDE up and running on dual head
setup is as follows.

1) Login as root on default console.

# cp /usr/dt/config/Xservers /etc/dt/config/Xservers
# cp /usr/dt/config/Xconfig /etc/dt/config/Xconfig

Check first that the files are not already present and been customised.

2) We need to modify /etc/dt/config/Xservers file.
Append "-dev /dev/fb0 -dev /dev/fb1" at the end of this line
":0 Local local@console /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0".

The appended line should look like:
":0 Local local@console /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -dev /dev/fb0 -dev
/dev/fb1"

3) Modify /etc/dt/config/Xconfig file by changing:
Dtlogin.servers: /usr/dt/config/Xservers to
Dtlogin.servers: /etc/dt/config/Xservers

Please note file Xconfig under /etc/dt/config will have to be created.


4) Put following two lines in .Xdefaults:
dtsession*wmStartupCommand: /usr/dt/bin/dtwm -multiscreen
Dtwm*multiScreen: True

5) Reboot the system at this stage.

The above steps allow you to have one dtwm (window manager) to control
your two-head system.

If you want to configure it to use olwm and dtwm then follow step 6 & 7.

6) Add/Replace the following line to the $HOME/.Xdefaults or
$HOME/.dt/sessions/home/dt.resources file

Dtwm*multiScreen: False


7) Add the following line to the $HOME/.dt/sessions/sessionetc file:
/usr/openwin/bin/olwm -single -display :0.1 & where :0.1 is the
number of the screen the user wants Openwindows to appear.

This will make CDE run on screen 0, and olwm on screen 1.

Please note we have to create "sessionetc" file. We have to set
rwxr-xr-x permissions for the file.


Sorry, I don't have the equipment or information for Redhat.

Thank you very much. im going to give your steps a shot, thank you..

Did you ever get it to work?? in RH

Nope,

I can't find any good How tos to figure out to set up the dual head in redhat 7.2 i know it suppose to be simple when i get it up and running i will post..the result and how to do it..