On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Brice Goglin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I might be the Xserver core choosing the same resolution at startup (so > that the login screen appears in the middle of both monitors instead of > risking of having it outside one of them). > > You should be able to work around the problem with PreferredMode. See > III.5 of http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12
Setting a PreferredMode option for *both* monitors does work around the problem. If I give the option for just the larger monitor, then it tries to drive both of them at 1920x1200, which looks really bizarre on the 1600x1200 screen. I didn't need modelines. Thanks, zw -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
