Dual-Head Disconnected DVI-0

Hi,
I am trying to get dual head working with no luck. The two monitors work fine when linux is booting (cloned view) but under Xorg I can't get the second one working.
I am using Xorg 1.6 X.Org X Server 1.6.1 and [testing]
My card is a 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]
I am using a DVI-to-VGA extension cable for the DVI output and a regular vga cable on the vga one.
xrandr shows:
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1280
VGA-0 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 380mm x 300mm
1280x1024 60.0*+ 75.0 60.0*
1152x864 75.0
1024x768 75.0 70.1 60.0
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3
640x480 75.0 72.8 59.9
720x400 70.1
DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
So it sees the DVI-0 one disconnected.
I tried it with extra/xf86-video-ati and also with aur/xf86-video-ati-git.
Same results with both.
Like I said, both monitors work fine when Arch is booting up.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

mbahamonde wrote:
Update: I got both monitors working now, I am now using native VGA and a native DVI cable and it works under clone mode. But I can't get dual-head to work.
xrandr --output DVI-0 --left-of VGA-0
xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1280x1280 (desired size 2560x1024)
Both screens are exactly the same monitor so I'm not sure why I'm getting that. Any ideas?
You miss the 'Virtual' line in xorg.conf! Like this:
SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Virtual 2560 1024   <----
EndSubSection
Add it for for every bit depth you use.
Last edited by signor_rossi (2009-04-22 17:29:25)

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    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Multihead Layout"
    Screen "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
    EndSection
    Section "DRI"
    Group "video"
    Mode 0666
    EndSection
    Last edited by Cyrusm (2009-01-25 04:34:14)

  • [solved] Dual head / Xinerama / xrandr setup with Intel 945 & dwm

    Recently came into possession of a 17" LCD and would like to use it in tandem with the internal LCD of my netbook. Clone works with xrandr, as does extended mode to an extent.  The problem is that in extended mode (or spanning, or whatever you want to call it) the smaller screen has dead space which isn't respected by dwm (or any other WM I've tried).  So I'd like to setup dual X sessions (aka Zaphod mode?), each running their own instance of dwm--I don't need to move windows from screen to screen so that's not a concern.
    Has anyone had luck accomplishing this with the current intel driver?  The closest I've gotten so far is a black screen/blinking cursor which drops back to a login prompt after a few seconds.   I see a ton of related topics on Google about this and most of them are unresolved.  If I can get something put together I'll document it in the dwm and/or intel wikis.
    Specs:
    * Acer Aspire One AOD150 with Intel GMA945 @ 1024x600
    * LCD @ 1280x1024
    Last edited by thayer (2009-08-30 05:03:14)

    It's a work in progress, but for those who are interested I was able to get a dual-head setup (using xrandr and the Xinerama extensions) with the current Intel driver (not legacy) using the following:
    /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
    # file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    # author: Thayer Williams - http://cinderwick.ca
    # vim:enc=utf-8:nu:ai:si:et:ts=4:sw=4:ft=sh:
    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "AA1Xorg"
    Screen 0 "AA1Screen" 0 0
    InputDevice "AA1Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice "LogitechMX518" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "SynapticsTouchpad" "AlwaysCore"
    Option "BlankTime" "0"
    Option "StandbyTime" "0"
    Option "SuspendTime" "0" # disable all other forms of power save
    Option "OffTime" "10" # turn off DPMS-capable monitor after x mins
    EndSection
    Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "DontZap" "false" # ctrl+alt+backspace to restart x (see input too)
    Option "AIGLX" "false"
    Option "AutoAddDevices" "false" # false to disabl hal hotplugging
    Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true" # load Xorg even if mouse input not found
    EndSection
    Section "Files"
    ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/artwiz-fonts"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local"
    EndSection
    Section "Module"
    Load "synaptics"
    EndSection
    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "AA1Keyboard"
    Driver "kbd"
    Option "CoreKeyboard"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" # yes, we really want ctrl+alt+backspace to restart X
    EndSection
    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "LogitechMX518"
    Driver "mouse"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" # options: ExplorerPS/2, IMPS/2, auto, USB (Exp. req'd for side-buttons)
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option "Buttons" "5"
    Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 8 9"
    Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    EndSection
    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "SynapticsTouchpad"
    Driver "synaptics"
    #Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
    Option "SHMConfig" "true" # configurable at runtime? security risk if on
    Option "LeftEdge" "1700" # x coord left
    Option "RightEdge" "5300" # x coord right
    Option "TopEdge" "1700" # y coord top
    Option "BottomEdge" "4200" # y coord bottom
    Option "FingerLow" "25" # pressure below this level triggers release
    Option "FingerHigh" "30" # pressure above this level triggers touch
    Option "TapButton1" "1" # mouse button reported on a non-corner one-finger tap
    Option "TapButton2" "2" # mouse button reported on a non-corner two-finger tap
    Option "FastTaps" "true" # make single-taps faster, and double-taps slower
    Option "MaxTapTime" "180" # max time in ms for detecting tap
    Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
    Option "VertEdgeScroll" "true" # enable vertical scroll zone
    Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "true" # enable horizontal scroll zone
    Option "CornerCoasting" "true" # enable continuous scroll with finger in corner
    Option "CoastingSpeed" "0.30" # corner coasting speed
    Option "VertScrollDelta" "100" # edge-to-edge scroll distance of the vertical scroll
    Option "HorizScrollDelta" "100" # edge-to-edge scroll distance of the horizontal scroll
    Option "MinSpeed" "0.09" # speed factor for low pointer movement
    Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18" # maximum speed factor for fast pointer movement
    Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015" # acceleration factor for normal pointer movements
    Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "true" # vertical scroll anywhere with two fingers
    Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "true" # horizontal scroll anywhere with two fingers
    EndSection
    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "AA1Monitor"
    VendorName "Acer"
    Option "DPMS" "true"
    HorizSync 28-96
    VertRefresh 50-75
    EndSection
    Section "Device"
    Identifier "Intel945"
    Driver "intel"
    BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
    Option "Tiling" "false" # controls whether buffers are allocated in tiled mode
    EndSection
    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "AA1Screen"
    Device "Intel945"
    Monitor "AA1Monitor"
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Modes "1280x1024" "1280x600" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "640x480"
    Virtual 2048 2048
    EndSubSection
    EndSection
    Until I have a chance to write a fancier script I've added the following to ~/.xinitrc:
    xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x600
    xrandr --output VGA1 --below LVDS1 --mode 1280x1024
    The first command ensures the netbook screen takes the proper resolution and the second enables the external LCD.  If I startx when the LCD is disconnected then the netbook screen is the only screen enabled (no dead space).
    Caveats
    1. With mplayer in fullscreen it appears as 1024x600 even when opened on the 1280x1024 screen.
    2. The external LCD cannot be placed left or right of the netbook screen because it would exceed the 2048 virtual resolution which segfaults X with the latest intel driver.  Virtual cannot be set higher than 2048 in either direction without segfaulting X; though I imagine this will be addressed in future versions of the intel driver.
    Many thanks to mzapotoczny!
    Last edited by thayer (2009-08-30 04:41:40)

  • Xorg.conf , nvidia 96xx and dual head failure

    i cant get Xorg to work with nvidia driver at all.
    here is where i am.
    setup aurch linux [X]
    setup xserver with NV driver 1 head[X]
    setup dual head[]
    ok so i cant even get nvidia drivers to work or dual head on the NV driver.
    i dont have an xorg.conf setup but i have tried the xorg.conf from my fedora setup but it just black screened.
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    X.Org X Server 1.6.2
    Release Date: 2009-7-7
    X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
    Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-ARCH x86_64
    Current Operating System: Linux mypc 2.6.30-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 20 07:46:03 CEST 2009 x86_64
    Build Date: 18 July 2009 03:49:37PM
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
    Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
    (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Jul 24 03:43:51 2009
    (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
    (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
    (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
    (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
    (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
    (==) No device specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
    Using the first device section listed.
    (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
    (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
    Using a default monitor configuration.
    (==) Automatically adding devices
    (==) Automatically enabling devices
    (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
    Entry deleted from font path.
    (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
    Entry deleted from font path.
    (==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
    built-ins
    (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    (II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
    (II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
    (II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
    If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
    (II) Loader magic: 0xb40
    (II) Module ABI versions:
    X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
    X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
    X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
    (II) Loader running on linux
    (++) using VT number 7
    (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0622:1462:1270 nVidia Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] rev 161, Mem @ 0xfd000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfa000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000d800/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
    (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
    (II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
    (II) System resource ranges:
    [0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [5] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [6] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [7] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [8] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [9] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [10] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [11] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [12] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [13] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [14] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [15] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [16] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [17] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [18] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [20] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [21] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [22] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [23] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [24] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [25] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [26] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [27] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [28] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [29] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [30] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [31] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [32] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [33] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [34] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [35] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
    (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
    (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
    (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
    (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
    (II) Loading extension DPMS
    (II) Loading extension XVideo
    (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
    (II) Loading extension X-Resource
    (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
    (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
    (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
    (II) LoadModule: "glx"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
    (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 96.43.11 Mon Feb 23 16:13:29 PST 2009
    (II) Loading extension GLX
    (II) LoadModule: "record"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
    (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.2, module version = 1.13.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
    (II) Loading extension RECORD
    (II) LoadModule: "dri"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
    (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.2, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
    (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
    (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
    (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.2, module version = 1.1.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
    (II) Loading extension DRI2
    (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
    (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 96.43.11 Mon Feb 23 15:54:58 PST 2009
    (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
    (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0
    (II) Loading sub module "fb"
    (II) LoadModule: "fb"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
    (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.2, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
    (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
    (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
    (II) resource ranges after probing:
    [0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [5] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [6] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [7] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [8] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [9] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [10] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [11] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [12] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [13] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [14] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [15] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [16] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [17] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [18] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [20] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [21] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [22] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [23] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [24] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [25] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [26] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [27] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [28] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [29] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [30] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [31] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [32] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [33] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [34] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [35] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    (II) NVIDIA(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
    "Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
    (==) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
    (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
    (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
    (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
    (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
    (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
    (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
    (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device PCI:1:0:0.
    (EE) NVIDIA(0): Please see the COMMON PROBLEMS section in the README for
    (EE) NVIDIA(0): additional information.
    (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!
    (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
    (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
    (II) UnloadModule: "fb"
    (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
    Fatal server error:
    no screens found
    Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
    at http://wiki.x.org
    for help.
    Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
    Ive tried everything i could think of or what arch wiki could. I came to aurch linux to learn more about linux (fedora holds your hand to much.) but i dont think i can figure this one out on my own.

    serverman,
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    Section "Device"
    Identifier "Configured Video Device"
    Driver "nvidia"
    EndSection
    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Default Screen"
    Device "Configured Video Device"
    DefaultDepth 24
    EndSection
    This still has only one screen, but can you try it and tell what happens ?
    Mektub

  • Dual head setup (mach64 - ATI Rage Mobility)

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    640x400 85.0
    640x350 85.0
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    Last edited by ismaelvc (2012-06-29 03:52:09)

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