On Tuesday 25 November 2008 09:52:27 K�rlis Repsons wrote: > On Monday 24 November 2008 16:29:12 Tobias Kaminsky wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have 2 TFTs with each 1280x1024. > > Normally I work alone on the pc -> Xinerama. > > But sometimes my girlfriend wants to work on the pc, too. But I do not > > want to log out, change KDM and log in again. > > > > So I need something that works on the fly. > > > > Here is what I have this far: > > > > 1) Starting X across both TFTs. > > 2) DISPLAY=:0 Xephyr :1 -br +xinerama -screen 2560x1024 > > This lets me have one big screen where I can load KDM. > > 3) DISPLAY=:1 xrandr -s 1280x1024 lets me change the size to one TFT. > > > > 3.1) Starting another Xephyr on the other TFT with a small Window Manager > > is no big deal. > > ----> Two Xephyr, one one each TFT > > > > Now "backwards": > > Closing one Xephyr. > > > > 4) DISPLAY=:1 xrandr -s 2560x1024 > > Not a supported mode any longer. > > > > This is my problem. Starting Xephyr with 2560x1024 works fine. > > But after resizing it, the maximum resolution is 1600x1200. > > > > Also adding a new modeline does not help as it is accepted for the first > > time but not being displayed nor possible to select it. > > > > Any suggestions would be nice. > > Well, maybe you will have to get 3rd display? I am in a similar problematic > and this looks like best thing to do... Additionally, you won't have to do > all the movement each time your girlfriend needs a PC. Just an extra > screen, which will mostly be unused. Choice is yours. My second is mostly unused because I do not have that many apps that can be used properly with two screens. But not using the second one is no solution. > You can* also start that Xephyr maximised on second screen - Xinerama > supports it! What would help this? At the moment I do not see the advantage. > Should work fine, if your girlfried makes no security threat > to you :) (in a case when you have to leave your session open) > * is an indirect conclusion, which has some assumptions > > I am currently slowly testing those things, so not many questions I can > answer, just some ideas. Just talking about it is always the best way to get new ideas and, maybe, the best solution.
> Regards Best regards Tobi > > ------ > > xrandr-1.2.3 > > xorg-server-1.5.2 > > > > Portage 2.2_rc15 (default/linux/amd64/2008.0, gcc-4.3.2, > > glibc-2.8_p20080602- r0, 2.6.27.6 x86_64) > > System uname: > > Linux-2.6.27.6-x86_64-AMD_Phenom-tm-_9850_Quad-Core_Processor- > > with-glibc2.2.5 > > ------ > > > > Thanks > > Tobi > > _______________________________________________ > > xorg mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > > _______________________________________________ > xorg mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
