andygodwin
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anyone know if its possible to run 2 monitors on the new g5 imacs?? this doesnt come as standard but is there a work-around..
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ElDiabloConCaca
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duuuuuuude, I never knew about that app. I gave up trying to do this months ago! great post!
has anyone here tried it? I'd like to know how well it works before I buy the neessary cables.
also, if I hooked it up to , say, an iBook running at 1024x768, does that mean my imac's resolution will have to come down to match, or can I still leave it at 1680x1050?
has anyone here tried it? I'd like to know how well it works before I buy the neessary cables.
also, if I hooked it up to , say, an iBook running at 1024x768, does that mean my imac's resolution will have to come down to match, or can I still leave it at 1680x1050?
ElDiabloConCaca
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I don't recommend using it, although I've seldom heard of it causing problems.
Be sure to check that your machine is actually supported first:
http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/supportlist_e.html
Be sure to check that your machine is actually supported first:
http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/supportlist_e.html
If I understand that correctly, it sounds like you want to use either the iMac or the iBook as an external monitor for the other machine... if so, it's not possible to do that.
dmetzcher
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It works for the iMac G5. I've seen pictures, but I can't remember where. Google it for more info. As far as using your iMac as a second display for your iBook, it doesn't do that. It's designed to add dual display support to the iBook and iMac (and eMac). Unless you can find a way to connect your iBook to the iMac's display, this will not work for your purposes. If you can make it just another display for the iBook (or vice versa), I don't see why this wouldn't work.Thank The Cheese said:
I use this little script to connect my iBook to my Dell monitor and run it as an extended display, so I know it works, and works well.
Thank The Cheese
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that's for the info guys 
what is the worst thing that could happen? Say I does cause "problems" what sort of problems are we talking about, and are they reversible?
firmware updates are always risky, I chickened out from applying a firmware patch to my superdrive, so I will probably chicken out here too :S
what I was thinking of doing was using my PC's LG StudioWorks 700S CRT as a second monitor for my iMac G5. Is that possible? the documentation on the website is a little light on the pricise details. I can't quite figure out if it is intended for Mac-to-mac dual configurations or just a mac-to-any-other-monitor deal.
I'm also a bit of a techno-spaz when it comes to this sort of thing, which doesn't help.
ElDiabloConCaca said:
what is the worst thing that could happen? Say I does cause "problems" what sort of problems are we talking about, and are they reversible?
firmware updates are always risky, I chickened out from applying a firmware patch to my superdrive, so I will probably chicken out here too :S
what I was thinking of doing was using my PC's LG StudioWorks 700S CRT as a second monitor for my iMac G5. Is that possible? the documentation on the website is a little light on the pricise details. I can't quite figure out if it is intended for Mac-to-mac dual configurations or just a mac-to-any-other-monitor deal.
I'm also a bit of a techno-spaz when it comes to this sort of thing, which doesn't help.
ElDiabloConCaca
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It's intended for using a second monitor with your iMac or iBook, the same as the G5 towers can do: true, dual-displays. Two monitors acting as one, large desktop.
You cannot use another computer such as an iMac or iBook as the external monitor to another computer -- for one, there's no "video-in" ports. It's just plain unsupported and impossible (sure, you can use VLC and other 'rigs to simulate dual-monitors, but it's not true dual-monitor).
Without this hack, your iMac or iBook can still use an external display, but it can only "mirror" the image -- you'll see the same thing on both monitors: two mouse cursors moving in tandem, two menubars, two docks. With this hack, you can get true dual-monitor support where you'll be able to use the external monitor as a kind of "extended desktop" -- moving the mouse to one side of the screen makes it appear on the other monitor, like one, large desktop spanning two monitors.
Yes, you can use that monitor in this setup -- just be sure to grab the correct cable. You'll need a cable that connects to the video-out on the iMac and into the connector on the monitor. Find out what these ports are, and the correct cable (or adaptor + cable) should be available somewhere.
The kind of damage that this can cause can be anything from a simple "it won't work and nothing's changed" to whatever you mind can imagine -- fry the video card? Who knows?
99% of the time it'll work perfectly and nothing will be damaged at all. There's no guarantee that it'll work and use at your own risk, just like the web page says.
You cannot use another computer such as an iMac or iBook as the external monitor to another computer -- for one, there's no "video-in" ports. It's just plain unsupported and impossible (sure, you can use VLC and other 'rigs to simulate dual-monitors, but it's not true dual-monitor).
Without this hack, your iMac or iBook can still use an external display, but it can only "mirror" the image -- you'll see the same thing on both monitors: two mouse cursors moving in tandem, two menubars, two docks. With this hack, you can get true dual-monitor support where you'll be able to use the external monitor as a kind of "extended desktop" -- moving the mouse to one side of the screen makes it appear on the other monitor, like one, large desktop spanning two monitors.
Yes, you can use that monitor in this setup -- just be sure to grab the correct cable. You'll need a cable that connects to the video-out on the iMac and into the connector on the monitor. Find out what these ports are, and the correct cable (or adaptor + cable) should be available somewhere.
The kind of damage that this can cause can be anything from a simple "it won't work and nothing's changed" to whatever you mind can imagine -- fry the video card? Who knows?
99% of the time it'll work perfectly and nothing will be damaged at all. There's no guarantee that it'll work and use at your own risk, just like the web page says.