MetaModes, how do I use them? :)

Question

Hello,
I have a dualscreen setup, and that's a problem when I'm gonna play a game...
The most games just want to use both of my screens. And I don't want that. :+
Before I did a re-installation (switcht to 64bits) I did some magic with the metamodes in my xorg.conf file but I can't figure out what I did.
My current metamode line:
Option         "metamodes" "CRT-0: 1280x1024_75 +0+0, CRT-1: 1280x1024_75 +1280+0"
And now I need one that turns my right screen off... tried a lot but everything I do breaks xorg. :S
Can someone help me? :-)
My current xorg.conf is generated with the nvidia x server settings application.
Last edited by WernerL (2008-07-09 12:51:37)

Answer 1

this is my metamodes:
Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: 1280x1024_75 +0+0, CRT-1: 1280x1024_75 +1280+0; CRT-0: 1280x1024 +0+0; CRT-0: 1024x768 +0+0; CRT-0: 800x600 +0+0; CRT-0: 640x480 +0+0"
lucky for you i also turn the right screen of
when you have added it and restarted x run xrandr if it says:
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 2560 x 1024, maximum 2560 x 1024
default connected 2560x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
2560x1024 50.0*
1280x1024 51.0
1024x768 52.0
800x600 53.0
640x480 54.0
or something close to that it should work
be aware though that it isnt flawless if a game wants 1280x1024 it will turn the right screen of but everything on it will end up to the right of the main screen so if you put your
mouse to the right edge of the screen it will scroll to show whats actually there to get around that add;
xrandr -s 1
before the game executable and
xrandr -s 0
after it that way it (should) change resolution and then start game and when you quit the game it will go back to the normal one
of course xrandr -s 1
is for the 1280x1024 res so for say 640x480 (if you play starcraft) you enter:
xrandr -s 4
Last edited by INCSlayer (2008-07-10 13:28:03)