[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)
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Last edited by snack (2009-04-25 19:28:57)Solved. Using radeonhd instead of ati makes everything as smooth as possible. The above xorg.conf works perfectly (substituting the monitor names used by ati with those used by radeonhd). I think that the problem is R600 support in ati, which is admittedly experimental and incomplete. Hope this can help someone...
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[SOLVED] Configure dual head with different resolutions xf86-video-ati
I have 1680x1050 and 1280x1024 monitors which I would like to setup so that I have two displays (:0.0 and :0.1), i.e. can't drag a window to the other display, but can move the mouse from one screen to the next. The graphics card is Radeon HD 4850.
At the moment I have one screen only, so I can't move the mouse from the first to the second screen, it is captive in the first screen.
xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 1680 x 1680
HDMI-0 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm
1280x1024 60.0*+ 75.0
1280x960 60.0
1152x864 75.0 70.0
1024x768 75.0 70.1 60.0
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 75.0 72.8 66.7 59.9
720x400 70.1
VGA-0 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm
1280x1024 60.0*+ 75.0
1280x960 60.0
1152x864 75.0 70.0
1024x768 75.0 70.1 60.0
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 75.0 72.8 66.7 59.9
720x400 70.1
DVI-0 connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 474mm x 296mm
1680x1050 60.0*+
1600x1200 60.0
1280x1024 75.0 60.0
1440x900 75.0 59.9
1280x960 60.0
1152x864 75.0
1280x720 60.0
1024x768 75.0 70.1 60.0
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 75.0 72.8 66.7 59.9
720x400 70.1
xorg.conf:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "dual head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "drm"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# keyboard added by rhpxl
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
DisplaySize 444 277
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
DisplaySize 339 271
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "radeon"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Xorg.0.log:
(==) ServerLayout "dual head configuration"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Videocard0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen1" (1)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor1"
(**) | |-->Device "Videocard1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
It doesn't look as if xrandr can help as it reports a maximum virtual desktop of 1680x1680.
Because the two monitors are different resolutions I don't know if a single screen is the answer.
I used to have two displays/screens configured to two different resolutions matching the monitors using the catalyst driver but can't get it working using the xf86-video-ati driver.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Willem
Last edited by Willem (2010-01-02 20:42:41)Thanks, with your help I was able to get it working.
The xorg.conf relevant sections:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "dual head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
DisplaySize 444 277
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
DisplaySize 339 271
Option "RightOf" "Monitor0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
Option "Monitor-HDMI-0" "Monitor0"
Option "Monitor-DVI-0" "Monitor1"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Virtual 2960 1050
EndSubSection
EndSection
Would still be interested to get a seperate display for each monitor working though. -
Frozen system when booting with dual-head setup (updates)
Hi guys,
I made a fresh install a couple of weeks ago and I configured my system for a dual-head setup following the wiki. I activated KMS and added radeon to the kernel parameters.
My xorg.conf looks like this:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DVI-0"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "Position" "0 0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "HDMI-0"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "Position" "1920 0"
EndSection
I was having random freezes for a couple of days, but I didn't pay too much attention to it. I hard rebooted my computer when it froze and it could boot normally that second time.
But after yesterday, last update to the open source drivers xf86-video-ati (1:7.5.0-2) and lib32-mesa-libgl (10.5.2-1), my system doesn't boot unless I disconnect one of the screens. When only one screen it's connected everything is fine. If I plug the second screen, it pops up the KDE service to configurate the second screen but as soon I press 'apply the chages' my system freezes and I had to hard reboot.
I've tried all possible combinations usingt different outputs from the screens, getting the same results. Two of them connected --> freezes after grub loading. One connected --> boot Ok, but as soon as I plug the second one and I apply changes, freezes.
I found one configuration that doesn't freeze my system. When I plug the second screen, as I said, KDE service automatically pops up. Before I was changing the positions of the screen, one beside the other one, and my system freezes when I apply the changes. If I just left the default configuration (one screen in top of the other), it doesn't freeze my system. After that, I can rearrange the screens, as I need them, and it doesn't freeze.
Here it is my grub.cfg
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2 e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=menu
set timeout=5
# Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
else
set timeout=5
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Arch Linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 128c8e95-9496-49d1-9a9e-bc886662258d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 128c8e95-9496-49d1-9a9e-bc886662258d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
linux /vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88 rw quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /initramfs-linux.img
submenu 'Advanced options for Arch Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88' {
menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-advanced-e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 128c8e95-9496-49d1-9a9e-bc886662258d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 128c8e95-9496-49d1-9a9e-bc886662258d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
linux /vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88 rw quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /initramfs-linux.img
menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux (fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-fallback-e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 128c8e95-9496-49d1-9a9e-bc886662258d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 128c8e95-9496-49d1-9a9e-bc886662258d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
linux /vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88 rw quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /initramfs-linux-fallback.img
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
And my fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# /dev/sda2 resto del disco
UUID=e36984ca-21d8-4191-ba2f-a09bf8ce6f88 / ext4 defaults,noatime,discard 0 1
# /dev/sda1 100MB
UUID=128c8e95-9496-49d1-9a9e-bc886662258d /boot ext4 defaults,noatime,discard 0 2
# /dev/sdc2 10GB
UUID=3959515c-30e4-4749-bc30-5babba3311e8 /var ext4 defaults 0 2
# /dev/sdc3 resto del disco
UUID=8ccc2ed9-35e5-4a4f-81f1-98cc8bfc4ed1 /home ext4 defaults,noatime 0 2
# /dev/sdc1
UUID=35e39da9-c942-434d-bbfc-deb5e40ee8be none swap defaults 0 0
#montaje de temp en ram
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs nodev,nosuid,size=3G 0 0
# External HDD
UUID=0ae5eb6a-8c4c-480c-8efe-609ae83f2bdc /media/External\040HDD ext4 defaults 0 0
# Seagate Expansion Drive
UUID=16668D4B668D2C95 /media/Seagate\040Expansion\040Driventfs-3g defaults,nofail 0 0
What else should I check?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: added info
Edit2: more tests.
Last edited by doblerone (2015-03-31 08:12:38)Rexilion wrote:Maybe try looking at /var/log/pacman.log and see if you can downgrade packages (start with the kernel). See if that works around the problem.
Downgrading catalyst to 14.3 seems to have done the job. Thanks for the suggestion, marking as solved.
Inxsible wrote:bheinks, you have been on the forums long enough to be aware of the forum rules. Make use of an image hosting site.
Sorry, I don't post often and wasn't aware of the rules on images. I'll keep that in mind next time. -
Nouveau graphical tearing, dual-head setup
I currently experience tearing while using the Nouveau drivers for my NVidia card. I experienced the same (or a similar) tearing issue while using the proprietary drivers, which, along with the inherent incompatibility with most of the linux graphics stack, led me to switch to Nouveau.
I'm using the 3D support from nouveau-dri along with xf86-video-nouveau and the most recent Gnome 3 build in the official repositories.
I have a dual-head setup with one 1024x768 IBM monitor to the left of a 1920x1080 Dell monitor. Both report 60Hz vertical refresh rate in their configuration menus.
So far, my attempts to solve this problem have consisted of the following steps:
1. Use a minimal xorg.conf and configure everything using the integrated Gnome display settings utility. The minimal xorg.conf was as follows:
Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nouveau"
Option "GLXVBlank" "true"
EndSection
2. Enable/disable the GLXVBlank flag in xorg.conf.
I do not experience the same issue when booted to Windows 7, using the most recent official NVidia drivers.
I would greatly appreciate any help anyone could offer on this issue, it is quite frustrating to boot into Windows to watch videos without horizontal breaks in every frame. Thanks!
Output from xrandr --current is as follows:
[ifx@melancholy ~]$ xrandr --current
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2944 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
DVI-I-1 connected 1920x1080+1024+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 477mm x 268mm
1920x1080 60.0*+
1280x1024 75.0 60.0
1152x864 75.0
1024x768 75.1 60.0
800x600 75.0 60.3
640x480 75.0 60.0
720x400 70.1
DVI-I-2 connected 1024x768+0+312 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 228mm
1024x768 60.0*+ 75.1 70.1
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 72.8 75.0 60.0 59.9
720x400 70.1
My current xorg.conf is as follows:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080_60.00"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
Option "PreferredMode" "1024x768_60.00"
Option "LeftOf" "Monitor0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nouveau"
Option "Monitor-DVI-I-1" "Monitor0"
Option "Monitor-DVI-I-2" "Monitor1"
Option "GLXVBlank" "true"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 2944 1080
EndSubSection
Device "nvidia"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen "Screen0"
EndSection
Other information can be provided on request.Hello. I have the same problem. Not just on Arch. I've had this problem with many distros, graphics cards, and drivers across the board. Installing the proprietary nvidia driver fixes the video tearing (vsync) issue for me. However; A) it's Linux, I don't want to use proprietary anything (otherwise I'd be on a Mac); and B) the proprietary driver will not flip my display to portrait anyway.
I basically have the same setup as Meyermagic. One GeForce 8600 GT, Two monitors (identical acers) 1680x1050 (oriented in portrait so 1050x1680 if you like), using open source Nouveau driver, created a minimal xorg file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nouveau.conf
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Nvidia card"
Driver "nouveau"
Option "GLXVBlank" "true"
EndSection
Both monitors have a refresh rate of 60Hz. I still get really bad tearing as I drag windows across the screens.
Again, I've had this issue with almost every Linux box I've built (the only time this is not even remotely an issue is on my Thinkpad T400 using the Intel graphics). I'm guessing I'm doing something wrong or I've just had bad luck because it is nearly impossible to find any support for this on any forum anywhere. Anything I do find is either a thread like this where someone asked the question and simply never got a response. Or it is some out-of-date forum that give you 10 ways to modify the xorg.conf none of which make any sense or don't work. Not to mention that xorg.conf is now depreciated anyways.
Seriously, even if there is a wiki that concisely explains in excruciating detail how to actually modify the xorg conf files then I could figure it out for myself but I can't find that anywhere which makes me feel really stupid because I know it has to be out there. If there isn't an xorg wiki or xorg.com site or something that explains how to use the thing then I'm not sure I want to live on this planet anymore.
If anyone can help in any way please do. -
Dual-head with Radeon HD 2400LE not working/behaving strangely
I have a Radeon HD 2400LE video card. and I'm attempting to set up dual-head with a 17" (1280x1024) scree and a 24" (1920x1200) screen. I originally tried fglrx, and it worked mostly, but caused partial lockups every few hours (the mouse cursor would move, but didn't seem to pass any events to anything - even hover wouldn't work). I'd like to use the radeonhd driver in any case, and I'm currently trying it from git/AUR, version 20090116-1. I'll post my xorg.conf here shortly, once I've cleaned it up a bit. Anyhow, I'm running KDE 4.2, and the display settings list VGA (my second monitor), DVI-digital (my first monitor), DVI-analog (the same port), and TV (S-Video - not used). However, clicking "Identify Outputs" displays the VGA output properly, but the DVI-digital output indicator is shown halfway off the top-left corner of the VGA-connected screen. Enabling the DVI monitor's output does something, because the monitor recognizes that it's connected, but it won't display anything, and changing the DVI settings causes various weird issues with the VGA-connected screen. I'm not using Xinerama, as I was planning on doing the whole thing with KDE and the help of XRandR. I could really use some help with this, as I've been fighting with dual-head all week.
ThanksHere is my xorg.conf, it sounds like you are trying to acheive a similar setup to what I have, maybe you'll find this helpful
let me know if you have anyquestions on it.
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-DGA"
EndSubSection
Load "glx"
Load "freetype"
#Load "type1"
Load "dri"
Load "drm"
EndSection
Section "Files"
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 "Server Flags"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"
EndSection
Section "Input Device"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "Input Device"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "Auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor0"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "RightOf" "monitor0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device0"
Driver "radeonhd"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
Option "monitor-DVI-D_1" "monitor0"
Option "monitor-VGA_1" "monitor1"
Option "RROutputOrder" "DVI-D_1"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "device0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
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) -
Xrandr not listing dual head outputs
I'm running into a little annoying problem with xrandr. It doesn't want to list my nvidia 8800gt's dual heads as different outputs.
[foosoft@asakura ~]$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 175, current 1920 x 1200, maximum 1920 x 1200
default connected 1920x1200+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1920x1200 50.0*
1680x1050 51.0 52.0
1600x1200 53.0 54.0
1440x900 55.0 56.0
1400x1050 57.0 58.0 59.0
1280x1024 60.0 61.0 62.0
1280x960 63.0 64.0
1152x864 65.0
1024x768 66.0 67.0 68.0 69.0 70.0 71.0 72.0
960x720 73.0 74.0 75.0
928x696 76.0 77.0
896x672 78.0 79.0
832x624 80.0
800x600 81.0 82.0 83.0 84.0 85.0 86.0 87.0 88.0 89.0 90.0
720x400 91.0
700x525 92.0 93.0
640x512 94.0 95.0 96.0
640x480 97.0 98.0 99.0 100.0 101.0 102.0 103.0 104.0
640x400 105.0
640x350 106.0
576x432 107.0
512x384 108.0 109.0 110.0 111.0 112.0
416x312 113.0
400x300 114.0 115.0 116.0 117.0 118.0
360x200 119.0
320x240 120.0 121.0 122.0 123.0
320x200 124.0
320x175 125.0
So it only lists "default" even though I have a second monitor plugged in over DVI (a TV actually). I know it's not a problem with output to the TV because if I specifically set up output in xorg.conf it works fine. However I would much prefer to enable and disable output to TV on an as-needed basis.
Here's my xorg.conf:
[foosoft@asakura ~]$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder58) Tue Oct 20 21:25:04 PDT 2009
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
#Screen 1 "Screen1" Above "Screen0"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Gateway FHD2400"
HorizSync 31.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "SONY TV"
HorizSync 15.0 - 46.0
VertRefresh 59.0 - 61.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8800 GT"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8800 GT"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Device1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP-1: 1280x720 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
Option "AGPFastWrite" "true"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
EndSection
And my X11 log:
[foosoft@asakura ~]$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
X.Org X Server 1.7.3.901 (1.7.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-12-11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-ARCH x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux asakura 2.6.31-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 10 19:01:40 CET 2009 x86_64
Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/3695c065-a8fe-4574-9ae8-d67e25387b14 ro
Build Date: 12 December 2009 08:39:02PM
Current version of pixman: 0.16.4
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: Sat Dec 26 15:37:16 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Device0"
(**) Option "Xinerama" "0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
(WW) Ignoring unrecognized extension "AGPFastWrite"
(WW) Ignoring unrecognized extension "EnablePageFlip"
(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 AutoAddDevices.
(II) Loader magic: 0x7c09a0
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 6.0
X.Org XInput driver : 7.0
X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(++) using VT number 7
(--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0611:1462:8010 nVidia Corporation G92 [GeForce 8800 GT] rev 162, Mem @ 0xfa000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xf8000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000af00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.3.901, 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 1.7.3.901, 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 190.42 Tue Oct 20 21:19:30 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.3.901, 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 1.7.3.901, 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 190.42 Tue Oct 20 20:42:04 PDT 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 1.7.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.3.901, 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
(WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
(**) 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): Option "TwinView" "0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
(**) Dec 26 15:37:17 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) Dec 26 15:37:17 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) Dec 26 15:37:17 NVIDIA(0): enabled.
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 8800 GT (G92) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Memory: 524288 kBytes
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 62.92.12.00.04
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 8800 GT at PCI:1:0:0:
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Gateway FHD2400 (DFP-0)
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): SONY TV (DFP-1)
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Gateway FHD2400 (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Gateway FHD2400 (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link TMDS
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): SONY TV (DFP-1): 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): SONY TV (DFP-1): Internal Dual Link TMDS
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Display Device found referenced in MetaMode: DFP-0
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: DFP-0
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1920 x 1200
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (93, 95); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): option
(==) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): configuration option may not be set correctly. When the
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications. For
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Config Options in the README.
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Initialized OpenGL Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) Dec 26 15:37:19 NVIDIA(0): Initialized X Rendering Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Loading extension XINERAMA
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.3, module version = 2.3.2
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): always reports core events
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Device: "/dev/input/event5"
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found 9 mouse buttons
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found relative axes
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found x and y relative axes
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Configuring as mouse
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) acceleration profile 0
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
Any ideas?
Last edited by FooSoft (2009-12-26 23:50:25)ROOKIE wrote:If VGA-0 was to the right of LVDS then the virtual screen size was big enough to accommodate both screens.
Your dead right, it did work but now for some odd reason the virtual screen size is no longer large enough to accom' both screen.
ROOKIE wrote:Which driver did you say you are using?
I installed xf86-video-ati and assume it is loading fine.
Cyrusm wrote:oh yeah, do you think you could post your xorg.conf
I would love to but I do not have such a thing, I can post my Xorg.0.log if you would like to take a look. I believe I am trusting HAL to auto configure each time so xorg.conf doesn't exist. All seems like black magic to me but to date has worked well.
Will I need to create an xorg.conf file, populate it and get it working to be able to use both screens as well as to be able to play video on VGA-0?
I can duplicate LVDS onto VGA-0 but again video will not play on VGA-0.
Thank you both so far with you help. Would love to sort this out and if I need to get dirty with and xorg.conf file then so be it.
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