[TriLUG] T60 and dual monitors - FC5

Roy Vestal rvestal at trilug.org
Wed Dec 27 15:13:43 EST 2006


I have Xinerama working on multiple machines, work and home. However, 
when I start X the screen switches from my external VGA connected LCD on 
the docking station, to the LCD on the laptop itself. The DVI connected 
LCD stays on.

:(

Cristobal Palmer wrote:
> Honestly I don't know enough about video niceties to know if it will
> be helpful, but here is how I have dualhead working on my desktop:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Section "Device"
>        Identifier      "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]"
>        Driver          "radeon"
>        Option          "MergedFB" "true"
>        Option          "CRT2Position" "LeftOf"
>        BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>        Identifier      "DELL E176FP"
>        Option          "DPMS"
>        HorizSync       31-80
>        VertRefresh     56-75
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>        Identifier      "2DELL E176FP"
>        Option          "DPMS"
>        HorizSync       31-80
>        VertRefresh     56-75
> EndSection
> 
> </snip>
> 
> I gave up on xinerama.
> 
> Good luck,
> CMP
> 
> On 12/26/06, Roy Vestal <rvestal at trilug.org> wrote:
>> Sorry. Was away from a computer for a few. Anywho, here are your answers
>> Christobal:
>>
>> ATI Mobility Radeon X1300. I've tried both the vesa and fglrx (ATI 
>> binary)
>>
>> xorg.conf:
>>
>> # Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
>>
>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>         Identifier     "Multihead layout"
>>         Screen      0  "Screen0" LeftOf "Screen1"
>>         Screen      1  "Screen1" 0 0
>>         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>>         InputDevice    "Synaptics" "CorePointer"
>>         InputDevice    "Mouse0" "AlwaysCore"
>>         Option      "Xinerama" "true"
>>         Option      "Clone" "off"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Files"
>>
>> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
>> # By default, a font server independent of the X server is
>> # used to render fonts.
>>         FontPath     "unix/:7100"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Module"
>>         Load  "dbe"
>>         Load  "extmod"
>>         Load  "fbdevhw"
>>         Load  "glx"
>>         Load  "record"
>>         Load  "freetype"
>>         Load  "type1"
>>         Load  "synaptics"
>>         Load  "dri"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>
>> # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
>> #       Option  "Xleds"         "1 2 3"
>> # To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
>> #       Option  "XkbDisable"
>> # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
>> # lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
>> # keyboard, you will probably want to use:
>> #       Option  "XkbModel"      "pc102"
>> # If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
>> #       Option  "XkbModel"      "microsoft"
>> #
>> # Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
>> # For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
>> #       Option  "XkbLayout"     "de"
>> # or:
>> #       Option  "XkbLayout"     "de"
>> #       Option  "XkbVariant"    "nodeadkeys"
>> #
>> # If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
>> # control keys, use:
>> #       Option  "XkbOptions"    "ctrl:swapcaps"
>> # Or if you just want both to be control, use:
>> #       Option  "XkbOptions"    "ctrl:nocaps"
>> #
>>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>>         Driver      "kbd"
>>         Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
>>         Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>         Identifier  "Mouse0"
>>         Driver      "mouse"
>>         Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
>>         Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>>         Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>>         Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>         Identifier  "Synaptics"
>>         Driver      "synaptics"
>>         Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>>         Option      "Protocol" "auto-dev"
>>         Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>>
>>   ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>>   ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>>   ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>>   ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>>   ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>>         Identifier   "Monitor0"
>>         VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>>         ModelName    "LCD Panel 1280x1024"
>>   ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>>         HorizSync    31.5 - 67.0
>>         VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0
>>         Option      "dpms"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>>         Identifier   "Monitor1"
>>         VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>>         ModelName    "LCD Panel 1280x1024"
>>   ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>>         HorizSync    31.5 - 67.0
>>         VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0
>>         Option      "dpms"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>>         Identifier  "Videocard0"
>>         Driver      "fglrx"
>>         VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
>>         BoardName   "ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 7149"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>>         Identifier  "Videocard1"
>>         Driver      "fglrx"
>>         VendorName  "Videocard Vendor"
>>         BoardName   "ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 7149"
>>         BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
>>         Screen      1
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>>         Identifier "Screen0"
>>         Device     "Videocard0"
>>         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>>         DefaultDepth     24
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Viewport   0 0
>>                 Depth     16
>>                 Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
>>         EndSubSection
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Viewport   0 0
>>                 Depth     24
>>                 Modes    "1280x1024"
>>         EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>>         Identifier "Screen1"
>>         Device     "Videocard1"
>>         Monitor    "Monitor1"
>>         DefaultDepth     24
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Viewport   0 0
>>                 Depth     24
>>                 Modes    "1280x1024"
>>         EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "DRI"
>>         Group        0
>>         Mode         0666
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> Cristobal Palmer wrote:
>> > What vid card does your T60 have? Share your xorg.conf?
>> >
>> > On 12/22/06, Roy Vestal <rvestal at trilug.org> wrote:
>> >> Tried it with and without...same
>> >>
>> >> William Sutton wrote:
>> >> > Are you using Xinerama?
>> >> >
>> >>
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