[callahan]

Just set up my Octane in a dual-head VPro (V8)/ESI setup. Images here: https://imgur.com/a/KlKznwj. Please excuse the non-existent cable management and zip-ties attached to the PSU (long story). 

My process:

I started with an installed and working V8, but I see no reason this wouldn't work starting with a MGRAS card. I powered off the machine and installed the ESI card in XIO slot D (I also tried slot C, but that caused the PSU fan to run in fast/deafen mode). 

I rebooted and ran a miniroot installation (using booterizer), opening the foundation/overlay/apps CDs, then entered keep * and install fresh (basically following the VPro upgrade instructions).

The system booted directly to a pretty usable setup, but with 3D only available on the ESI display. So I followed the tips from this old thread salvaged by the nekomicon:

re-symlinking libGL.so and libGLcore.so in: 

/var/arch/lib 
/var/arch/lib32 
/var/arch/lib64 

To the ones present in: 

/usr/gfx/arch/IP30ODSY 
/usr/gfx/arch/IP30ODSY32 
/usr/gfx/arch/IP30ODSY64 

I wasn't, however, able to use xinerama on to make the desktops link together, as suggested by the old thread. When I tried this the ESI desktop freaked out. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find out the only limit of not having xinerama is not being able to drag windows from one screen to the next. So no big loss.

I'm only a few minutes in, but so far quite pleased with the setup. Total power draw on my 2x300MHz system (1.5GB RAM, 2 x Fujitsu MAX drives, and the aforementioned V8+ESI) is hovering around 330 watts -- about the same as a single EMXI I pulled for this setup. I pulled the XIO cards after 15 minutes of use and neither felt hot.

For those curious, the left display, a Dell U2412, is running at 1900x1200@60HZ (obviously from the V8) and the right, a Dell 1905FP, is running at 1280x1024@72HZ (ESI). 

PS -- If anyone is in the market for a EMXI card, make me an offer...