Dual head Inspiron 9400

[quan1201]

Hello,

I have installed Fedora Core 4 on my Dell Inspiron with success. The xorg.conf uses the vesa driver. I am trying to configure dual head display without success. Has someone tried this feature? It works as as charm with Windows XP on the same laptop.

Kind regards,
quan1201

[Icarus]

This should be in it's own thread and not hijacking another

Could you post a few extra details, like the video card it has. If it has the 256MB DDR NVIDIA® GeForceT Go 7800 as listed then you'll need to install the nvidia drivers and change the driver from vesa to nvidia

The supported list does not specificly show the 7800 Go card so you might need to be patient and wait for the 7800 Go support...or try it anyway and expect some features not to work.

If you push on, refer to the NVIDIA Appendix G. Configuring TwinView section of the nvidia README

[quan1201]

Hello,
The DELL Inspiron 9400 laptop uses the Intel Graphics chip set. It does NOT use Nvidia. How should I configure by using the vesa driver?
Kind regards,
quan1201

[je_fro]

exactly which intel graphics chip?
show us the output from
lspci -v

[quan1201]

Hello,

From Windows XP , I know that the graphics chip set is Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset Family. I have two lines related two this graphics chip set when I type in My Computer --> Manage --> Device Manager. And I can connect a Dell display to the DVI port and use dual-head display under Windws .

This is the output of lspci -v. Kind regards,
quan1201

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
Memory at dff00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
I/O ports at eff8 [size=8]
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at dfec0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at dff80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2

00:1b.0 Class 0403: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 225
Memory at dfebc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [70] Express Unknown type IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [130] Unknown (5)

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=0b, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5)

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=0c, subordinate=0c, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: dfd00000-dfdfffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5)

00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=0d, subordinate=0e, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: dfa00000-dfcfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000d0100000
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5)

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 233
I/O ports at bf80 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 225
I/O ports at bf60 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 50
I/O ports at bf40 [size=32]

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 58
I/O ports at bf20 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 233
Memory at ffa80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Debug port

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32
Memory behind bridge: df900000-df9fffff
Capabilities: [50] #0d [0000]

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controllers cc=IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at bfa0 [size=16]
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 4
I/O ports at 10c0 [size=32]

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 177
Memory at df9fe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd: Unknown device 0832 (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 185
Memory at df9fd800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

03:01.1 Class 0805: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19) (prog-if 01)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at df9fd400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

03:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd: Unknown device 0843 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
Memory at df9fd500 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

03:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 0a)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at df9fd600 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

03:01.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 01cd
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at df9fd700 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 4222 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 1021
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
Memory at dfdff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [e0] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number a9-68-12-ff-ff-02-13-00