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--- tips:irix:dual_head [2026/10/02 15:17] – 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.
+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.
 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 en serial console, and try to install the missing Mardi Gras drivers.
+  * 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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