http://bugs.opensolaris.org under the xserver category (probably devices_x86).
Including your /var/log/Xorg.0.log would be useful to get the information about
your configuration.
I'm not sure what other information the driver teams would need (I work on the
core X server, not the video drivers).
There's also a xwin-discuss mailing list/forum here on opensolaris.org where
more of the X team can be found.
-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
Adam Retter wrote:
> Alan,
>
> Can you suggest the correct place to log this bug and how to word it
> for acceptance?
>
>
> 2009/9/11 Aur?lien Larcher <aurelien.larcher at gmail.com>:
>> Alan Coopersmith who answered you is responsible for Xorg integration in
>> Solaris.
>> Better ask these questions to him.
>>
>> I have filed some bugs @ defect.opensolaris.org, and just have described the
>> step to reproduce the bug while providing some informations like uname -a,
>> isainfo, scanpci
>>
>> Sometimes you can get unofficial binaries from sun developers to test the
>> patches, so your problem can be fixed quickly sometimes.
>>
>> I use (Open)Solaris since few years but I'm not part of the developer's crew
>> and not an expert.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> a.
>>
>> 2009/9/11 Adam Retter <adam.retter at googlemail.com>
>>> Using right-of has exactly the same problems as using left-of.
>>>
>>> Where do I file the bug and any idea how I should write it up so
>>> people understand it?
>>>
>>>
>>> I guess then there is no quick fix and so I will have to head back to
>>> WinXP in the mean time :-( Until it is known fixed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2009/9/11 Aur?lien Larcher <aurelien.larcher at gmail.com>:
>>>> If neither DVI-0 --left-of DVI-1 nor DVI-1 --rightt-of DVI-0 works, I
>>>> think
>>>> you should file a bug regarding ati xorg driver because b122 with the
>>>> intel
>>>> driver shows no problem.
>>>>
>>>> 2009/9/11 Adam Retter <adam.retter at googlemail.com>
>>>>> When I start out, the left hand monitor is switched on and the right
>>>>> hand monitor is switched off.
>>>>>
>>>>> $ xrandr --output DVI-1 --auto
>>>>>
>>>>> After running this, the right hand monitor switches on, as a clone of
>>>>> the monitor on the left.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> $ xrandr --output DVI-0 --left-of DVI-1
>>>>>
>>>>> Then after running this, the monitor on the left switches off and the
>>>>> monitor on the right updates to be the right hand part of a desktop.
>>>>> Unfortunately after that I cannot access the left hand part of the
>>>>> desktop as the left-hand monitor has switched off and I have to
>>>>> restart X with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2009/9/11 Aur?lien Larcher <aurelien.larcher at gmail.com>:
>>>>>> and if you do xrandr --output DVI-1 --auto before this ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2009/9/11 Adam Retter <adam.retter at googlemail.com>
>>>>>>> Unfortunately that seems to have absolutely no effect here -
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> aretter at EXD-010824:~$ xrandr
>>>>>>> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 2560 x
>>>>>>> 1024
>>>>>>> DVI-1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>>>>> 1280x1024 60.0 + 75.0 60.0
>>>>>>> 1152x864 75.0
>>>>>>> 1024x768 75.0 60.0
>>>>>>> 800x600 75.0 60.3
>>>>>>> 640x480 75.0 59.9
>>>>>>> 720x400 70.1
>>>>>>> DVI-0 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y
>>>>>>> axis) 338mm x 270mm
>>>>>>> 1280x1024 60.0*+ 75.0 60.0*
>>>>>>> 1152x864 75.0
>>>>>>> 1024x768 75.0 60.0
>>>>>>> 800x600 75.0 60.3
>>>>>>> 640x480 75.0 59.9
>>>>>>> 720x400 70.1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> aretter at EXD-010824:~$ xrandr --output DVI-0 --left-of DVI-1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> aretter at EXD-010824:~$ xrandr
>>>>>>> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 2560 x
>>>>>>> 1024
>>>>>>> DVI-1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>>>>> 1280x1024 60.0 + 75.0 60.0
>>>>>>> 1152x864 75.0
>>>>>>> 1024x768 75.0 60.0
>>>>>>> 800x600 75.0 60.3
>>>>>>> 640x480 75.0 59.9
>>>>>>> 720x400 70.1
>>>>>>> DVI-0 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y
>>>>>>> axis) 338mm x 270mm
>>>>>>> 1280x1024 60.0*+ 75.0 60.0*
>>>>>>> 1152x864 75.0
>>>>>>> 1024x768 75.0 60.0
>>>>>>> 800x600 75.0 60.3
>>>>>>> 640x480 75.0 59.9
>>>>>>> 720x400 70.1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2009/9/11 Aur?lien Larcher <aurelien.larcher at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>> hello,
>>>>>>>> I use /usr/X/bin/xrandr to modify these properties on the fly and
>>>>>>>> never
>>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>>> issues.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> in the shell after gnome has been started, type
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> /usr/X/bin/xrandr --output VGA --left-of LVDS
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> at boot the two screen are in clone mode.
>>>>>>>> xrandr overrides the xorg.conf properties.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> it might be a bug in the xorg driver...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> a.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Adam Retter
>>>>>>>> <adam.retter at googlemail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Okay so now I have managed to set the Virtual resolution, but I
>>>>>>>>> seem
>>>>>>>>> unable to have the two monitors in any mode expect cloned - if I
>>>>>>>>> change this via the Display Preferences app, xrandr or xorg.conf
>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>> one of the monitors seems to just switch off!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So to recap, I have generated an xorg.conf
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> $ pfexec svcadm disable gdm
>>>>>>>>> $ xorg -configure
>>>>>>>>> $ pfexec mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Added Virtual to the Display SubSection, so that my display
>>>>>>>>> SubSection
>>>>>>>>> now looks like this -
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> SubSection "Display"
>>>>>>>>> Viewport 0 0
>>>>>>>>> Depth 24
>>>>>>>>> Virtual 2560 1024
>>>>>>>>> EndSubSection
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> $ pfexec svcadm enable gdm
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That allowed me to adjust the settings using Display Preferences
>>>>>>>>> app
>>>>>>>>> and xrandr but whenever I set one monitor to be on the left of
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> other, that monitor just seems to switch off :-(
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I also tried some additional modifications to enforce the left
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> right xorg.conf -
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Added a second Monitor section -
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Section "Monitor"
>>>>>>>>> #DisplaySize 340 270 # mm
>>>>>>>>> Identifier "Monitor0"
>>>>>>>>> VendorName "DEL"
>>>>>>>>> ModelName "DELL 1704FPT"
>>>>>>>>> HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0
>>>>>>>>> VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
>>>>>>>>> Option "DPMS"
>>>>>>>>> EndSection
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Section "Monitor"
>>>>>>>>> #DisplaySize 340 270 # mm
>>>>>>>>> Identifier "Monitor1"
>>>>>>>>> VendorName "DEL"
>>>>>>>>> ModelName "DELL 1704FPT"
>>>>>>>>> HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0
>>>>>>>>> VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
>>>>>>>>> Option "DPMS"
>>>>>>>>> #Option "LeftOf" "Monitor0"
>>>>>>>>> EndSection
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Added these Options to the device section -
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Option "monitor-DVI-0" "Monitor0"
>>>>>>>>> Option "monitor-DVI-1" "Monitor1"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I tried this with both the Monitor1 "LeftOf" option enabled and
>>>>>>>>> disabled. It made no difference, unless the monitors are cloned
>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>> one seems to switch off.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Any ideas? Rather sadly this is a desktop machine at Work and so
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> cant play with this ad-infinium, I need to get this sorted in the
>>>>>>>>> next
>>>>>>>>> few days ideally - otherwise I may be forced to go back to WinXP
>>>>>>>>> :-((
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2009/9/10 Alan Coopersmith <Alan.Coopersmith at sun.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Adam Retter wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Okay as I understand it, I need to add a "Virtual" property to
>>>>>>>>>>> xorg.conf - I cant seem to even get a working xorg.conf.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I tried to generate an xorg.conf by running -
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> $ pfexec svcadm disable gdm
>>>>>>>>>>> $ xorg -configure
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Then when I try and test the xorg.conf, I just get a black
>>>>>>>>>>> screen
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> nothing else (I can escape this with Ctrl-Alt-Delete) -
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> $ Xorg -config xorg.conf.net
>>>>>>>>>> That is a working Xorg when you start it like that with no
>>>>>>>>>> applications.
>>>>>>>>>> If you want to see the old grey background, you need to add
>>>>>>>>>> -retro
>>>>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>>>> (This changed upstream in Xorg 1.6, from the old grey default
>>>>>>>>>> backdrop
>>>>>>>>>> to solid black default backdrop.)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> -Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
>>>>>>>>>> Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Adam Retter
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> skype :adam.retter
>>>>>>>>> http://www.adamretter.org.uk
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Larcher Aur?lien
>>>>>>>> 3 Rue Voltaire 84120 Pertuis
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Praise the Caffeine embeddings ...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Adam Retter
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> skype :adam.retter
>>>>>>> http://www.adamretter.org.uk
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> Larcher Aur?lien
>>>>>> 3 Rue Voltaire 84120 Pertuis
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> Praise the Caffeine embeddings ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Adam Retter
>>>>>
>>>>> skype :adam.retter
>>>>> http://www.adamretter.org.uk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Larcher Aur?lien
>>>> 3 Rue Voltaire 84120 Pertuis
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Praise the Caffeine embeddings ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Adam Retter
>>>
>>> skype :adam.retter
>>> http://www.adamretter.org.uk
>>
>>
>> --
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Larcher Aur?lien
>> 3 Rue Voltaire 84120 Pertuis
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Praise the Caffeine embeddings ...
>>
>>
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