Multi-monitor SW is affecting VMware performance on Helix

I have discovered that running multi-monitor software like Matrix desktop management is affecting the VMware Workstation 10 guest performance so drastically that virtual machines become literally unusable. Similar experience is reported by other people using different multi-monitor software like DisplayFusion, see https://communities.vmware.com/message/2315099#2315099
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Ray, it will do a lot more good if you file an official bug report at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
Be sure to describe the configuration in extreme detail.
Peter

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Paul,
How I distribute things depends on the size and relationship of the monitors.
One of the great things about FCP is you can save a great number of custom setups so, just play around and SAVE each set up. You can always delete ones that don't do it for you later.
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Spaces, which is what this functionality stems from, was limited in that it used your entire setup and switched all of the screens over; space to space. I never used spaces because I always had multiple monitors and I was always working with multiple apps simultaneously that I wanted to be able to reference while working on the others.
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1) Can the CPO VMware Adapter Performance Event Triggers and their
SAMPLE SIZE, INTERVAL, and CONDITIONS attributes be configured
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and
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I will first describe how you could instrument a correlation method, but ultimately, I'm not sure it is really necessary for the uses cases described.
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3) Last Trigger time
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Evening all -
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So thank you for trying, but my test of PSE O is over for now.
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Do you mean in reference to authoring or the player?
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Hello everyone,
I'm stuck configuring the RadeonHD drivers for multi monitor setup. The system starts with both screens cloned; logging in is in clone mode too. After that the second display is being turned of (no signal). Using xrandr --auto will enable the second display to life and clones the sreen again. xrandr --output DVI-I_1/analog --left-of DVI-I_2/analog will create a big desktop only the second display can only be used for a half screen mouse will go further anything else will not.
I've started with a autogenerated, by xorg, xorg.conf file and tweaked to the one below
xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
# Load "glx"
# Load "dbe"
# Load "dri2"
# Load "extmod"
# Load "dri"
# Load "record"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL1916W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL1916W"
DisplaySize 1440 900
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL2016W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL2016W"
Option "RightOf" "AL1926W"
DisplaySize 1680 1050
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: : integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "offscreensize" # [<str>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ignoreconnector" # [<str>]
#Option "forcereduced" # [<bool>]
#Option "forcedpi" # 
#Option "useconfiguredmonitor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HPD" # <str>
#Option "NoRandr" # [<bool>]
#Option "RROutputOrder" # [<str>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVMode" # [<str>]
#Option "ScaleType" # [<str>]
#Option "UseAtomBIOS" # [<bool>]
#Option "AtomBIOS" # [<str>]
#Option "UnverifiedFeatures" # [<bool>]
#Option "Audio" # [<bool>]
#Option "AudioStreamSilence" # [<str>]
#Option "HDMI" # [<str>]
#Option "COHERENT" # [<str>]
#Option "ForceLowPowerMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "LowPowerModeEngineClock" # 
Option "monitor-DVI-I_1/analog" "AL1916W"
Option "monitor-DVI-I_2/analog" "AL2016W"
Identifier "Card0"
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VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
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Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
# Monitor "AL1916W"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
# Virtual 3840 1920
EndSubSection
EndSection
My Xorg.0.log shows the line (WW) RADEONHD(0): Option "monitor-DVI_I_2/analog" is not used wich puzzles me!
Information:
X.Org X Server 1.7.1.901 (1.7.2 RC 1)
xrandr program version 1.3.2
Server reports RandR version 1.3
xf86-video-radeonhd 1.3.0-1
If more information, from Xorg.0.log or anywhere else, is needed just ask....
Thanks in advance,
Arjan Gelderblom
Last edited by Bloged (2009-12-14 10:02:05)

Sorry for the delay, but I was away for the weekend!
Andrwe wrote:Please try setting the bigger one monitor right-of the small one.
xrandr --output DVI-I_2/analog --right-of DVI-I_1/analog
This doens't change much except that now the smaller monitor has the problems!
litemotiv wrote:try using xf86-video-ati instead of radeonhd. i tried to get xrandr working for over a week having exactly the same problem, ultimately switched drivers and had everything set up in ~10 minutes.
Changed to ati instead of the radeonhd drivers still gives the same error!
Eratosthenes wrote:
I think you need to set a valid virtual size in your xorg. I think the one you have commented out is too large.
Mine is:
Subsection "Display"
Virtual 3200 1200
EndSubsection
Changed see new xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
# Load "glx"
# Load "dbe"
# Load "dri2"
# Load "extmod"
# Load "dri"
# Load "record"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL1916W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL1916W"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL2016W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL2016W"
Option "RightOf" "AL1926W"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: : integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "offscreensize" # [<str>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ignoreconnector" # [<str>]
#Option "forcereduced" # [<bool>]
#Option "forcedpi" # 
#Option "useconfiguredmonitor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HPD" # <str>
#Option "NoRandr" # [<bool>]
#Option "RROutputOrder" # [<str>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVMode" # [<str>]
#Option "ScaleType" # [<str>]
#Option "UseAtomBIOS" # [<bool>]
#Option "AtomBIOS" # [<str>]
#Option "UnverifiedFeatures" # [<bool>]
#Option "Audio" # [<bool>]
#Option "AudioStreamSilence" # [<str>]
#Option "HDMI" # [<str>]
#Option "COHERENT" # [<str>]
#Option "ForceLowPowerMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "LowPowerModeEngineClock" # 
Option "monitor-DVI-1" "AL1916W"
Option "monitor-DVI-0" "AL2016W"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "ati"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "AL1916W"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 3120 1050
EndSubSection
EndSection
Andrwe wrote:BTW could you please sent teh log, maybe there is something you may have missed.
Because of the switch to ati from radeon the log is different now... but here it is: http://pastebin.com/m77d0ea0b
This one at least shows that my seccond monitor is connected which failed in radeonhd!
Thanks for all the help,
Arjan Gelderblom
Edit: changed topic title to have it apply better to it's content
Last edited by Bloged (2009-12-14 10:02:47)

Mouse pointer is unchangeable at 100% scaling in multi monitor setup with different resolutions

Hi there, I have been asked by one of the moderators of the Windows 8.1 forums to post this topic here. You can see the thread relating to this post here
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-tms/cant-change-the-cursor-pointer/ae8ad8a0-3ded-4810-a3be-794f6c4830a4?msgId=2bd7082f-f5d1-4b01-8c70-e0d2a754d66f&page=1<o:p></o:p>
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This appears to be a scaling problem with the Windows 8/8.1 display, not an actual mouse problem. Judging by my own and other peoples experience it seems to happen mainly with multi
monitor setups where different screen resolutions are used. The issue occurs typically when 100% scaling for all monitors is used or this option is un-ticked and the 'change the size of all items' is on smallest (equivalent to 100%). <o:p></o:p>
If the scaling is set to 150% or greater the issue disappears and the mouse pointer becomes fully functional. Also bizarrely when the scaling is set to 100% if the screen is recorded
using a screen capture program, the recording of the screen shows the mouse pointer selected in the mouse options and not the default small white cursor that is present when recording it. Here is a link to a video where I explain and show the problem
happening on my system. http://youtu.be/xs2cxoeaq-A<o:p></o:p>
I have every update installed without exception, latest drivers etc. I use a 55" 4k screen with 2x1080p monitors in portrait on either side. All are connected through 1 Nvidia
GTX 780 6GB graphics card<o:p></o:p>
Hope you can help us<o:p></o:p>
thanks<o:p></o:p>
Jon M<o:p></o:p>

Hi Jon,
I'm looking into this issue but it will take me some time to provide a reply.
In the meantime I noticed that you have 3 monitors with 1x 55' and 2x27' - please have a try to only connect 1x27' monitor and see if issue persists.
Also please try to change the screen resolution to a lower size and see if issue persists.
Both suggestions are not solution, I just would like to know if it is related to multiple monitor or screen resolution.
If you have any feedback on our support, please send to [email protected]

Get the current active monitor handle in multi monitor environment

Hi,
I have a requirement to get the HMONITOR handle of the active monitor in multi monitor environment.
i.e; Get the HMONITOR of the currently selected monitor
Thanks in advance

Hi Chris Lewis,
Thanks for quick reply.
I'm referring to the monitor, where a window is invoked
I want to identify from which monitor, my window was invoked, so that I can create and show the window in that monitor.
I had already tried using MonitorFromWindow(). But it always give primary monitor handle.
My Code:
HMONITOR hMonitor = ::MonitorFromWindow(myMainFrame->GetSafeHwnd(), MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
hMonitor always refers to Primary monitor, though window is invoked from Secondary monitor.
Thanks in advance

Multi monitor issues with resolution(?)

At a customer I have got a really strange and annoying problem. The customer has got a Hyper-V VM with 2012 R2 Server as a RDS server aka Terminal Server.
One user has got issues with his multi monitor setup. The connection settings seems to be OK. It is set to full screen and the checkbox for the multi monitor configuration is enabled. Theoretically this works because the user sees a correct setup with one
primary display and one secondary display. The settings itself are correct.
1. Primary display: 1680*1050
2. Secondary display: 27" 1920*1080
The display settings on the client are nearly the same except that the numbers of the two monitors are different (those numbers you get when you click identify at the resolution change window). On the Windows 7 client the primary display
number 2 and the 27" has got the number 1. On the Terminal Server the primary display has got the number 1 and the 27" display has got the number 2. But the corresponding resolution at the display number is correct.
Now the problem. Everything seems fine, the desktop is expended. But when the user is "touching" the top or bottom edge of the screen the display is scrolling (in full screen) - like in a 3D game scrolling over a map. The user told me that
both screens are scrolling equally at the same time. I am not sure but the user told me that if he is going to the bottom the CLIENT task bar appears. Changing the task bar of the client to fixed the user told me that the task bar will always show up. - Strange
that CTRL + ALT + BREAK does not work.
I tried to press CTRL + ALT + BREAK twice, changing the resolution to a fixed value and back to full screen again, changing the primary display to the new 27" monitor, adding smart sizing:i:1 to rdp file and upgrading the Intel HD
4600 laptop graphic drivers (must be downloaded from Lenovo :/). NOTHING helped :(.
But this strange behavior does not exist on the client. Opening two programs (simple notepad e.g.) on each display and maximize them and moving the mouse the screen borders won't show this problem. It only exist on the remote session.
Now the "funny" part. If I connect with Team Viewer to the client the problem disappears as long as I am connected. If I disconnect the problem shows up again.

Hi,
This is most likely a problem with the local machine's graphics driver and monitor configuration. I would suggest trying different things like removing and re-installing the display adapter and its drivers, removing the second monitor/restarting/adding
the second monitor back, adjusting the multi-monitor settings in display properties (changing between extending the desktop to the second monitor and not), undocking/restarting/docking, changing between different modes using Fn key on laptop (if laptop), etc.
The behavior under Team Viewer is likely because the graphics configuration is different when the driver is active.
I wish I could give you more precise instructions on how to resolve the issue. I have seen this behavior (panning desktop, multi-monitor config not exactly right) probably 3 times over the last 5 years, always with a laptop, and I had to "play"
with the settings before it finally went back to normal. The instances I have seen it occur did not involve Remote Desktop specifically.
-TP

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