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This document provides the procedure for setting up the configuration in Linux.

Refer to the Workstation Supplemental CD that came with the system.

You can also obtain the latest video drivers online from the v1100z/v2100z
Workstation Supplemental CD at http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/.

After you download the ISO image file, you can burn it onto a CD.

To install the drivers, the X server should not be running. To ensure that
it is not running:

    1. Bring up a command prompt.
2. Ensure you have root access.  If you are logged in as another user,
enter "su" at the command prompt, followed by the root password.
3. Enter "init 3" at the command prompt. This command brings the system
from run level 5 to run level 3.

Now that the system has been brought to a run level where X is not running,
the drivers can now be installed. Go to the CD, and run a command to
install the nVidia drivers (as well as to mount the Diagnostic Partition if
one is present):

    ## cd /mnt/cdrom/drivers/linux/
## ./install.sh

After the drivers are installed, you can begin to configure the X server to support dual head monitors through the configuration file:

    -a configuration GUI: example,

        ## redhat-config-xfree86 &

    -a standard text editor: example,

        ## vi /etc/X11/XF86Config

Note: The following settings are based on the monitor settings of a typical
21-inch Sun[TM] monitor. Adjustments might be needed to allow for the second
monitor to display properly.

Through the GUI configuration utility:

    1. Click the Advanced tab.
2. Click Configure for the video card.
3. Change the driver listed from "nv" to "nvidia."  You might have to make a manual entry.
4. In the example, the following was entered underneath "Special Options":
_option_                      _value_
TwinView
SecondMonitorHorizSync        30.0-96.0
SecondMonitorVertRefresh      48.0-160.0
MetaModes                     1280x1024,1280x1024;1024x768,1024x768
TwinViewOrientation           RightOf
ConnectedMonitor              CRT,CRT
5. Save the configuration.

If you are using a text editor to make modifications, make sure that the
following lines are added under the "Section "Device" area:

       Option      "TwinView" ""
Option      "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30.0-96.0"
Option      "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "48.0-160.0"
Option      "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024; 1024x768,1024x768"
Option      "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,CRT"

After the changes have been saved to the configuration file using either
method, the X server can be brought back up from the command prompt:

    ## init 5

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