1920x1080 resolution with mga driver [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Daniel O'Connor]

On 30/03/2011, at 13:15, Wilkinson, Alex wrote:
>    0n Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:40:30AM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote: 
> 
>> I guess I'm stuck with 1280x1024 for now.
>> Maybe I can dig up a PCIe 8x ATI or nVidia card from somewhere..
> 
> Im not sure if will still work, but in the days of using Matrox cards I used to:
> 
> 1. Download linux driver: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/support/drivers/
> 
> 2. Place mga_drv.o and mga_hal.drv.o into /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/
>   (was /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ when i did it).
> 
> This used to work and allow me have to dual-head with mga.
> 
> Not sure about nowdays though - worth a shot.

Hmm I just emailed Supermicro and they claim it doesn't support 1920x1080 anyway, what a pain.

Time to look for an 8x PCIe card or saw some of the pins off a 16x one I suppose.

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