Thanks everyone - I have lodged this as a bug now.

2009/9/11 Alan Coopersmith <Alan.Coopersmith at sun.com>:
> 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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