From: Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++sgi.com)
Date: 06/15/2001 17:50:15
In the terms we normally use we call this two 'channels' not pipes.
Tom has looked at multipipe (i.e. multiple graphics cards) with NVIDIA
and it turns out that the drivers didn't support it when last he
checked. I think the DRI infrastructure may with other cards (that was
one of it's design objectives) but NVIDIA stuff can't do multiple 3D
pipes, although you can get multiple X servers running.
Performer can't do multipipe on Linux yet either, but I expect it'll be
added in time to take advantage of the capability as it arrives.
Cheers,Angus.
Jason Daly wrote:
>
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Angus Dorbie wrote:
>
> > These cards are AGP, there is only one AGP slot in current Linux
> > platforms.
> >
> > Cheers,Angus.
> >
> > Mårten Strömberg wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Does Performer for Linux support multipipe? And is it supported by XFree86
> > > in the first place? I would be most interested in GeForce 2/3 cards.
> > >
>
> If you only need two "pipes" we've had good results with a GeForceII/MX
> card that supports TwinView with two VGA ports. The new nVidia Linux drivers
> are great. You can configure the two screens however you want. For the app,
> just use a single pipe window with two channels (or even one channel,
> depending on what you need).
>
> --"J"
>
> "I'm a castaway stranded in a desolate land,
> I can see the footprints in the virtual sand."
> --Neil Peart
>
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