Firstly, thanks all for the advice on the hardware acceleration front. I couldn't get it working, but that has been superseded by another issue...
On 23/05/07, Kerry Mayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Based on this thread, I've switched from i810 to intel driver (can't get dual monitors working, but I'll get back to that).
So, having just obtained a second monitor and card to drive it I'd like my desktop spread over the two screens. I'm not well-skilled in the intricacies of X. Things I've tried: The howto at Ubuntu Forums http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2545824 didn't work for me. The most useful-sounding suggestion for getting dual monitors working is at http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/randr-2007-02-06-17-50 but no joy there either. The appropriate tip in the Ubuntu Hacks book was not useful. I've installed xrandr 1.2 for the extra goodness it provides. "xrandr --fb 2800x1050" gives me a dual-screen-sized desktop but (here's the problem) the monitors are cloning each other and always show the same half of the available space. This occurs regardless of the various
xrandr --output TMDS-1 --pos 0x0 --left-of VGA --auto
and
xrandr --output VGA --pos 1400x0 --right-of TMDS-1 --auto
instructions I issue. The output of "xrandr --verbose" and my current xorg.conf (and some other possibly-irrelevant files) are at http://users.actrix.co.nz/roy.barb/dual/ Various other permutations of xorg.conf have had similar effect, so long as the "Virtual 2800 1050" line is retained in the Display subsection. It'll be real nice to have dual displays working well. I'm happy to take suggestions or to appropriately compensate a knowledgeable lister for their time. Cheers, Roy.
