[linux-audio-user] nvidia drivers

Something apparently unrelated to Linux audio, but in fact it is. Let me explain. 1. Is there a way to run an NVidia card dual-head (two monitors) using the open source drivers? 2. Is there a way to silence the fan on an NVidia-based card other than loading up the proprietary drivers? (which silences it as long as there is no hard graphics work) Being able to extend the desktop across two monitors, and not having to bear the obnoxious fan on the graphics card are the reasons why i'm using the NVidia proprietary driver, because: - i want to use two monitors because audio apps are hungry for desktop real estate - the noisy fan is very disturbing when doing any kind of audio work But there's a nasty side-effect of the proprietary driver - the system seems to freeze for a few seconds every once in a while (about once a day). There are no side-effects of the open source driver, but i don't know how to tell it to work in dual-head mode and i don't know how to silence the fan. -- Florin Andrei http://florin.myip.org/