How do I configure dual monitors on JDS?

I just have installed Solaris 10u5 on a Dell E521 with an ATI Radeon X1300 Pro graphics card. This card has 2 connectors onto which I connect a FlexScan S1911 (DVI) and an Acer AL1916 (VGA).
I now have 2 problems:
1. the resolution is beyond usage (ie way too low which gives me huge letters/icons/etc.)
How can I fix it?
If I select "Change Desktop Resolution" from the desktop menu, I get an error msg saying that the Xserver does not support "XRandR".
I also tried kdmconfig in "ASCII mode" but the selections I find are not really useful nor do they show my graphics card.
2. I would like to use the above configuration as dual-head.
How/where do I configure this? (My /device only shows 1 entry and not 2 as I would have expected).
Thanx,
Thomas

For configuring the resolution, you'll have to use 'fbconfig' on the command line. See 'man fbconfig' for details. (This is because S10u5 still uses the Xsun server, which doesn't support resolution changes on the fly.)
For dual screen I believe you have to edit your /etc/dt/config/Xservers file. A quick google throws up a few working examples for Solaris 10, but the details may vary for your cards. Here's one for xinerama mode:
:0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -nobanner +xinerama -dev /dev/fbs/ifb1 defdepth 24 defclass TrueColor -dev /dev/fbs/ifb0
And for non-xinerama:
:0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/X -nobanner -defclass TrueColor -defdepth 24 -dev /dev/fbs/jfb0 left -dev /dev/fbs/pfb0b

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