Re: [PyMOL] Help for X.org-based Stereo 3D on Linux?

[Donnie Berkholz]

DeLano Scientific wrote:
> PyMOL Users,
> 
> We have gotten a couple of questions recently regarding running nVidia-based
> Stereo 3D under the "X.org" X-server instead of using XFree86.  
> 
> We don't have X.org set up in house yet, so I was hoping someone else might
> be able to provide a definitive answer as to whether or not it works, and if
> so, some information on how to get it to work.  According to reports, simply
> adding Option "Stereo" "3" to Xorg.conf (as we have done for XFree86 in the
> past) isn't sufficient...
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

Here's a working xorg.conf for an SGI monitor with nvidia-based stereo.
The extra trick for us was adding Option "UseEDID" "FALSE", but that's
specific to the monitor.

Thanks,
Donnie

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeis...@builder3)  Mon May 15 13:23:42 
PDT 2006

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath         "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/mouse"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    DisplaySize  417 333
    HorizSync       30.0 - 110.0
    VertRefresh     50.0 - 160.0
    ModeLine       "1024x...@120" 139.1 1024 1104 1216 1408 768 769 772 823 
+hsync +vsync
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    # Don't listen to info provided by monitor, something's wrong
    # Can narrow this down further if desired, see nvidia's README file
    Option "UseEDID" "FALSE"
    Option "Stereo" "3"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x...@120" "1024x768" "800x600" 
"640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

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