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--- tips:irix:dual_head [2026/10/02 15:16] – mattieu
+++ tips:irix:dual_head [2026/10/02 15:24] (current) – mattieu
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 > to enable xinerama (desktop spanned across both monitors) which also seems to work great. =====
-But there are two problems:
+But I tried it, and there are two problems:
-  * Inst just installs the drivers of the card(s) in the machine, or at the very least, that's how it works with IRIX 6.5.29 medias.
+  * The Inst tool just installs the drivers of the card(s) in the machine. Or at least, that's how it works with IRIX 6.5.29 medias.
   * When started with the two cards, the Octane switches display on the ImpactSR board.
-So... It's absolutely not tested, and to me, there are two solutions to make this happen:
+If you already have IRIX installed on the VPro (which is my case), the machine doesn't come up, because it switches the display on the Impact SR, without having the drivers.
-- Either install the machine from scratch with the two cards installed, with the display on the SI/SE.
-- Or, if you have an IRIX installation with the VPro drivers already functioning, boot the machine en serial console, and try to install the missing Mardi Gras drivers.
+So... It's absolutely not tested... to me, there are two solutions to make this happen:
+  * Either install the machine from scratch with the two cards installed, with the display on the SI/SE.
+  * Or, if you have an IRIX installation with the VPro drivers already functioning, boot the machine on serial console (without keyboard/mouse), and try to install the missing Mardi Gras drivers.
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