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    Default QGLWidget with multiple monitors

    I am not sure if this belongs in the Qt forums or the OpenGL forums, but I thought I would try anyhow. I am using a QGLWidget on an HP workstation that has 4 monitors. There are, however, only 2 video cards with one digital output each. The output is split into 2 connectors using a video splitter cable. I am running Linux Red Hat WS and the xorg.conf file is setup to span 2 desktops across 2 monitors.

    The Problem:
    The issue I am having is that any OpenGL widget will only appear on monitor 0. Monitors 1 - 3 do not display anything. Anything built using Qt (minus the QGLWidget) appear correctly. I am really not sure how to solve this problem, and the monitor/computer setup cannot change easily (meaning, somone other than me has to make the modification decision). Is there anything I can do in Qt to fix the problem? Or do I need to suggest a different setup for the machine?

    Qt Code:
    1. Section "ServerLayout"
    2. Identifier "single head configuration"
    3. Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
    4. Screen 1 "Screen1" Rightof "Screen0"
    5. Screen 2 "Screen2" Rightof "Screen1"
    6. Screen 3 "Screen3" Rightof "Screen2"
    7. InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    8. InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    9. EndSection
    10.  
    11. Section "ServerFlags"
    12. Option "Xinerama" "1"
    13. EndSection
    14.  
    15. : // Left out InputDevice sections
    16.  
    17. Section "Monitor"
    18. Identifier "Monitor0"
    19. VendorName "HP"
    20. ModelName "HP 1825 Flat Panel Monitor"
    21. DisplaySize 360 290
    22. HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
    23. VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
    24. Option "dpms"
    25. EndSection
    26.  
    27. Section "Monitor"
    28. Identifier "Monitor1"
    29. VendorName "HP"
    30. ModelName "HP 1825 Flat Panel Monitor"
    31. DisplaySize 360 290
    32. HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
    33. VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
    34. Option "dpms"
    35. EndSection
    36.  
    37. Section "Monitor"
    38. Identifier "Monitor2"
    39. VendorName "HP"
    40. ModelName "HP 1825 Flat Panel Monitor"
    41. DisplaySize 360 290
    42. HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
    43. VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
    44. Option "dpms"
    45. EndSection
    46.  
    47. Section "Monitor"
    48. Identifier "Monitor3"
    49. VendorName "HP"
    50. ModelName "HP 1825 Flat Panel Monitor"
    51. DisplaySize 360 290
    52. HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
    53. VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
    54. Option "dpms"
    55. EndSection
    56.  
    57. Section "Device:
    58. Identifier "Videocard0"
    59. Driver "nvidia"
    60. VendorName "Nvidia"
    61. BoardName "Nvidia Quadro 4 (generic)"
    62. Option "TwinView" "True"
    63. Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
    64. Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True"
    65. Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768"
    66. BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
    67. Screen 0
    68. EndSection
    69.  
    70. Section "Device:
    71. Identifier "Videocard1"
    72. Driver "nvidia"
    73. VendorName "Nvidia"
    74. BoardName "Nvidia Quadro 4 (generic)"
    75. Option "TwinView" "True"
    76. Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
    77. Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True"
    78. Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768"
    79. BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
    80. Screen 1
    81. EndSection
    82.  
    83. Section "Device:
    84. Identifier "Videocard2"
    85. Driver "nvidia"
    86. VendorName "Nvidia"
    87. BoardName "Nvidia Quadro 4 (generic)"
    88. Option "TwinView" "True"
    89. Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
    90. Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True"
    91. Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768"
    92. BusID "PCI:16:0:0"
    93. Screen 0
    94. EndSection
    95.  
    96. Section "Device:
    97. Identifier "Videocard3"
    98. Driver "nvidia"
    99. VendorName "Nvidia"
    100. BoardName "Nvidia Quadro 4 (generic)"
    101. Option "TwinView" "True"
    102. Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
    103. Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True"
    104. Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768"
    105. BusID "PCI:16:0:0"
    106. Screen 1
    107. EndSection
    108.  
    109. Section "Screen"
    110. Identifier "Screen0"
    111. Device "Videocard0"
    112. Monitor "Monitor0"
    113. DefaultDepth 24
    114. SubSection "Display"
    115. Viewport 0 0
    116. Depth 24
    117. Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    118. EndSubSection
    119. EndSection
    120.  
    121. Section "Screen"
    122. Identifier "Screen1"
    123. Device "Videocard1"
    124. Monitor "Monitor1"
    125. DefaultDepth 24
    126. SubSection "Display"
    127. Viewport 0 0
    128. Depth 24
    129. Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    130. EndSubSection
    131. EndSection
    132.  
    133. Section "Screen"
    134. Identifier "Screen2"
    135. Device "Videocard2"
    136. Monitor "Monitor2"
    137. DefaultDepth 24
    138. SubSection "Display"
    139. Viewport 0 0
    140. Depth 24
    141. Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    142. EndSubSection
    143. EndSection
    144.  
    145. Section "Screen"
    146. Identifier "Screen3"
    147. Device "Videocard3"
    148. Monitor "Monitor3"
    149. DefaultDepth 24
    150. SubSection "Display"
    151. Viewport 0 0
    152. Depth 24
    153. Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    154. EndSubSection
    155. EndSection
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    If there are any "spelling" mistakes in the xorg.conf file, please disregard them. I had to type the file in manually. Thanks for any suggestions!

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    Default Re: QGLWidget with multiple monitors

    I don't know if OpenGL uses hardware acceleration.
    But if it does, that is the reason, since Xinerama does not support hardware acceleration.

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    Default Re: QGLWidget with multiple monitors

    Quote Originally Posted by high_flyer
    ...Xinerama does not support hardware acceleration.
    Is there some other mode to place the four screens other than Xinerama to achieve a better performance? I removed (as a test) the Xinerama line from the xorg.conf file, and I am still having the same problem. I know that OpenGL supports hardware acceleration, so this is "sounding" like the problem, but just removing the Xinerama is not fixing it. Any suggestions?

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    Default Re: QGLWidget with multiple monitors

    I needed to deal with a similar setup (multiple screens) and as far as I understand when working with multiple screens there is still no answer to hardware acceleration, and Xinerama is needed for sure.
    But if I were you, I would try to figure out if OGL NEEDS hardware acceleration or just supports it, and try to figure out if your code uses hardware acceleration or not.
    It could be you can get away with 3D OGL rendering with out the need to use hardware acceleration, but I don't know much about that subject.

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