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SubjectRe: Using Monochrome and VGA monitors simultaneously.
On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Mike A. Harris wrote:

> Is the dual monitor with mono and vga a working thing yet?
jepp. more or less.

just compile your kernel with
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
CONFIG_FB=y
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FB_VGA=m
CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
CONFIG_FB_MDA=m

then:
insmod fbcon-vga
insmod vgafb
insmod mdafb

have a look at /proc/fb:
0 VGA+
1 Dual Head MDA
(or something similar, i have no mda-card inside right now)

you can then migrate consoles with con2fbmap and set a video mode using
fbset. (actual versions are inside the ggi-degas-tree.)

some additions:
- *very* simple generic support, don't estimate your Xserver is able to run.
- have a look at www.ggi-project.org and search for an actual beta-snapshot.
there is now kgicon included, which can be used without patching the
kernel and supports your gfx-chipset a lot better than the generic
drivers. (only if there's already a kgi-driver for it!)

CU
Karsten aka TI

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