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3 Monitor PCI-e Graphics card on Linux (without tremendous pain)?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20269061 views
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As we are all painfully aware, the only way to get multiple monitors AND compositing (Compiz) on Linux is to use a single graphics card that can drive both (or in my case all three) screens. I bought a Radeon 5750 specifically because it claims to able to drive 3 monitors. I can plug in 3 monitors …

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The current settings cannot be applied.  Possible issues may include:
   - Display(s) cannot be enabled.
   - Setting(s) cannot be applied due to ins…

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I believe that you need to have one of the displays connected through an active adapter, as the cards that are on sale today do not have enough power to support 3 displays at once (power-wise); or to be more specific, with the exception of some mode…

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