On Sat, Sep 06, 2008 at 01:39:33AM -0700, Kevin Mitchell wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel > Version: 2:2.3.2-2+lenny4 > Severity: normal > > > Ok, I know I've got a 945, and DRI only works if my virtual screen is > inside a 2048x2048 box, but I like putting an external 1280x1024 VGA > montor to the left of my 1280x800 LVDS flatpanel. The good news is that > this seems to work pretty much the way I want with > > xrandr --output LVDS --pos 0x224 --output VGA --pos -1280x0 > > Of course, for this to work, I have to have > > Virtual 2560 1024 > > in the "Display" subsection of my "Screen" section in my xorg.conf. > > The bad news is that even if I never connect the external monitor or run > the xrandr command, my command line virtual consoles completely > disappear. That is, I cannot hit Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get a command line. In > fact, even after I have stopped the offending xserver, the command line > virtual consoles still don't work. Only after I have started an xserver > with a virtual screen smaller than 2048x2048 does the command line > console return. Maybe this is just a limitation of my hardware, but > I just thought I'd document it in case there is some way to make > command line virtual consoles work with large frame buffers.
Does this problem still occur with latest intel driver in Lenny? Or in unstable or in experimental? Brice -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
