Re: Diagnosing connection issue
On 02/21/2011 12:47 PM, edwa...@linuxmail.org wrote: The issue has been resolved by not using Mozilla-derived software on both operating systems. A little late now, but someone earlier pointed out that IPv6 DNS can cause issues because of incomplete support for it. With mozilla-based products you can set a configuration parameter (in firefox, type 'about:config' in the url bar): network.dns.disableIPv6 set it to true and see if that fixes the problem for you. I had to set that to true a long time ago because one particular site (that I was taking internet-based training on) was excruciatingly slow (several minutes to load every page). After I set that to true, everything was zippy again. HTH, Matt ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: dual monitors
On 02/21/2011 01:14 PM, Tom Metro wrote: This weekend I attached a 2nd monitor to my laptop and designated it the primary display in the NVIDIA X Server Settings applet. I have it running in TwinView mode where the two monitors share a contiguous desktop. I've ran across plenty of mentions of issues with multiple monitors in X, and sure enough it didn't take long to spot them. I could see the occasional, obscure app. not handling it well (like DockBarX, or Bless Hex editor, both of which have problems) but I'm seeing issues with some main stream apps like OpenOffice. OOo puts up its splash screen centered across both displays. Then opens its window on on the laptop's screen, rather than the primary display. Even after manually moving the window to the correct display, every time it opens a dialog it goes back to the laptop's display. It probably doesn't help that the primary display ended up being to the right of the laptop. I have a feeling poorly coded defaults would tend to work better if things were the other way around, but this ordering fits the physical setup better. So I'm wondering, is there an X configuration (for GNOME 2.28.1 w/nvidia-glx-185) that is the path of least resistance for getting dual monitors to work with the fewest problems? Sounds like it thinks you have one large display instead of two independent ones. Are you using nvidia's tool to set up twinview? In their tool, X Server Display Configuration, does it show two monitors? You can use that tool to set which is the primary, and how they are oriented. Are the monitors of the same resolution? For reference, I have twinview enabled, and am using two monitors with identical resolution. Splash screens show up in the center of one screen (instead of split across the middle of both like you describe). HTH, Matt ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: dual monitors
Matthew Gillen wrote: Sounds like it thinks you have one large display instead of two independent ones. That seems to be what TwinView is intended to emulate. Are you using nvidia's tool to set up twinview? Yes. In their tool, X Server Display Configuration, does it show two monitors? Yes. You can use that tool to set which is the primary... Yes, I've done that. Are the monitors of the same resolution? No. For reference, I have twinview enabled... Which version of GNOME? NVIDIA driver? Is your primary screen on the right or left? Splash screens show up in the center of one screen (instead of split across the middle of both like you describe). Most applications handle it correctly. I was expecting the less used ones to have issues, but I was surprised to see something as mainstream as OOo not handling it correctly. -Tom -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA Enterprise solutions through open source. Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: dual monitors
On 2/21/2011 6:15 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Matthew Gillen wrote: Are the monitors of the same resolution? No. I think this might be part of the issue. I had a co-worker who had this same issue you describe (with ubuntu), I have a msg out to see if/how he fixed it. For reference, I have twinview enabled... Which version of GNOME? NVIDIA driver? gnome: 2.32 (fedora 14) nvidia: 260.19.36 Is your primary screen on the right or left? Left. And the gnome panels are only on the left monitor. Interestingly enough, the gdm login prompt randomly appears on one screen or the other. But the gnome panels are always on the primary. Splash screens show up in the center of one screen (instead of split across the middle of both like you describe). Most applications handle it correctly. I was expecting the less used ones to have issues, but I was surprised to see something as mainstream as OOo not handling it correctly. When you maximize a window, does it stick to one screen or does it go across the whole desktop? Matt ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: dual monitors
On 02/21/2011 07:16 PM, Matthew Gillen wrote: On 2/21/2011 6:15 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Matthew Gillen wrote: Are the monitors of the same resolution? No. I think this might be part of the issue. I had a co-worker who had this same issue you describe (with ubuntu), I have a msg out to see if/how he fixed it. I've never been able to work with different resolution displays any other way than separate X sessions as per my last post, ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: dual monitors
David Kramer wrote: You don't describe how you *want* it to work... That was partially intentional. Having two displays isn't an absolute requirement, so I'm looking for any way in which I can make use of the display built-in to the laptop that minimizes negative impact on the usability of the primary display. The only downside of setting up the two monitors as separate X sessions is that it's impossible to move a window from one display to another, but for me that's a feature. My preference would be to permit moving windows. But if the TwinView anomalies prove annoying enough, I might try this. How do you switch between displays (designate which receives keyboard and mouse input)? -Tom -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA Enterprise solutions through open source. Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: dual monitors
On 02/21/2011 09:55 PM, Tom Metro wrote: David Kramer wrote: You don't describe how you *want* it to work... That was partially intentional. Having two displays isn't an absolute requirement, so I'm looking for any way in which I can make use of the display built-in to the laptop that minimizes negative impact on the usability of the primary display. The only downside of setting up the two monitors as separate X sessions is that it's impossible to move a window from one display to another, but for me that's a feature. My preference would be to permit moving windows. But if the TwinView anomalies prove annoying enough, I might try this. How do you switch between displays (designate which receives keyboard and mouse input)? Whichever window is selected, just like with windows on one monitor. For instance, if I have mythfrontend running fullscreen on my TV and a terminal open on my laptop's LCD, if I'm typing in my terminal and I want to interract with mythfrontend, I have to click on mythfrontend then keystrokes go to it. To resume working in the terminal, I click somewhere in the terminal, and I can type there. There's still only one active window even with two X sessions running. The mouse cursor goes freely off the top of my LCD to the bottom of my TV and vice verse. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
