Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] external monitor
Hello Richard, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 11/9/06, Roger Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any way to have 1280x800 on the lcd and (simultaneously) 1280 x 1024 on the external monitor/projector? First, make sure you have xinerama in USE. If not, add it, and do an emerge --newuse world. Xinerama is the X extension that lets applications know about multiple monitors, so that popups and font sizes work out correctly. I don't have an ATI graphics chip any more, but based on a thread [1] on the rage3d forums, I believe you'll need the following lines in your Device section: Option MerdgedFB true OptionCRT2HSync 30.0-90.0 Option CRT2VRefresh 60-100 Option CRT2Position RightOf Option MetaModes 1280x800+1280x1024 OptionMergedXinerama on OptionMergedNonRectangular on OptionMergedXineramaCRT2IsScreen0 false That now seems to be working, thanks. The only problem remaining is that objects that are equidimensional (circles etc) on the LCD are stretched vertically on the external monitor/projector. Do you know of a fix for that? Again, many thanks for you help. Roger -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] external monitor
Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 11/9/06, Roger Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any way to have 1280x800 on the lcd and (simultaneously) 1280 x 1024 on the external monitor/projector? First, make sure you have xinerama in USE. If not, add it, and do an emerge --newuse world. Xinerama is the X extension that lets applications know about multiple monitors, so that popups and font sizes work out correctly. Thanks Richard, I'm compiling world now and will report back. Roger -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] [OT] external monitor
Hello, I have Gentoo running on a Toshiba Satellite M70 SR6. I am using ati-drivers to drive the Radeon Mobility X700 PCIE card, with this xorg.conf (xorg 7.1.1): Section ServerLayout Identifier X.org Configured Screen 0 aticonfig-Screen[0] 0 0 InputDeviceTouchpad CorePointer InputDeviceMouse0 SendCoreEvents InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard Option BlankTime 5 # Blank the screen after 5 minutes (Fake) Option StandbyTime 10 # Turn off screen after 10 minutes (DPMS) Option SuspendTime 20 # Full suspend after 20 minutes Option OffTime 30 # Turn off after half an hour EndSection -- snipped to save space -- Section Screen Identifier aticonfig-Screen[0] Device aticonfig-Device[0] Monitoraticonfig-Monitor[0] DefaultDepth 24 SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 # Modes 1280x800 Modes1280x1024 EndSubSection EndSection When I boot up without an external monitor or projector connected I get 1280 x 800 dimensions on the lcd. Why is this, given that I specify 1280x1024 in the screen section above? When an external monitor or projector is connected I get 1280 x 1024 dimensions on both lcd and monitor/projector. Unfortunately, because the real dimensions (in mm) of the (wide-screen) lcd and a standard monitor are different, windows sized for the lcd are wrongly sized for the monitor, and vice versa. Is there any way to have 1280x800 on the lcd and (simultaneously) 1280 x 1024 on the external monitor/projector? Thanks, Roger Mason -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] external monitor
On 11/9/06, Roger Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any way to have 1280x800 on the lcd and (simultaneously) 1280 x 1024 on the external monitor/projector? First, make sure you have xinerama in USE. If not, add it, and do an emerge --newuse world. Xinerama is the X extension that lets applications know about multiple monitors, so that popups and font sizes work out correctly. I don't have an ATI graphics chip any more, but based on a thread [1] on the rage3d forums, I believe you'll need the following lines in your Device section: Option MerdgedFB true Option CRT2HSync 30.0-90.0 Option CRT2VRefresh 60-100 Option CRT2Position RightOf Option MetaModes 1280x800+1280x1024 Option MergedXinerama on Option MergedNonRectangular on Option MergedXineramaCRT2IsScreen0 false HTH, -Richard [1] http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33871419 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
