On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Felix Miata <[email protected]> wrote: > In openSUSE 11.0's server 1.4.0.90 and (reported) randr 1.2, my radeon rv380 > has the (virtual desktop area) panning I need by setting in xorg.conf's > device section 'Option "NoRandr"'. In openSUSE 11.1's server 1.5.2 & randr > 1.2, 'Option "NoRandr"' is apparently invalid or ignored, even with Intel > [815,845,G33] instead of Radeon (rv200 or rv380). With openSUSE's server > 1.6.5 & (x)randr 1.3.2, supposedly panning is available, but the virtual > lines in xorg.conf's screen sections must not any more valid to enable it. > > 1-(on rv200 radeon, as does rv380 on openSUSE 11.3's 1.8.0/1.3.2, both using > radeon drivers) 'xrandr --panning 1920x1200' from Konsole just produces a > usage message. From reading the man page, nothing more seems required. What > am I missing?
You need to specify the output, e.g., xrandr --output VGA-0 --panning 1920x1200 > > 2-How/where, prior to X startup, is randr --panning(?) supposed to be > triggered and remembered? > If you are using ums, you need to reserve a large enough virtual screen for the full desktop using the Virtual directive in your xorg.conf. I don't know if there is an option to set the initial panning mode other than using xrandr. > 3-If it is possible to pan in 11.1's 1.5.2/1.2 on radeon[rv200,rv380], how is > it to be configured? Depending on what version of the xserver and xf86-video-ati it should work. Alex > > The main reason for this is web page development. I use one CRT, and run > different resolutions on multiple simultaneous X instances (:0, :1, :2, :n). > Without panning, emulating widescreen modes isn't doable. I've been happy > with openSUSE 11.0, but it's due out of support in a matter of days. So, I > need to find something I can upgrade to that works. > -- > "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant > words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 > > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ > _______________________________________________ > [email protected]: X.Org support > Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg > Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > Your subscription address: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: [email protected]
