2010/1/22, Bob Weber <b...@skyeweb.com>: > You need this in xorg.conf > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Monitor "Configured Monitor" > SubSection "Display" > Virtual 3980 900 > endSubSection > EndSection > > The virtual line should have 2390 768 from the output of your run of xrandr. > > That's assuming you want the displays side by side. You could use larger > number > like 2560 1024 and see if you can get both monitors to 1280x1024 > (2560=2*1280). > I use 2 identical monitors and I'll never go back. X apparently reserves > memory for the virtual screen so use the smallest numbers that allow both > your > screens to fit. I have used two large number like 3980 3980 just to play. > You > can then use grandr (gui randr) to play with any combination of locations... > up > down or left right. > > *...Bob* > > On 01/21/2010 04:48 PM, Erik Sundin wrote: >> I'm trying to configure two monitors to work with a radeon 9800 (pro) card >> using the radeon driver (mostly because fglrx no longer supports this >> card...) >> Starting up kdm or gdm with no xorg.conf leaves the screen connected to >> DVI-0 blank and it remains so after login. >> Using grandr doesn't do anything, I get this error: >> """ >> The program 'grandr' received an X Window System error. >> This probably reflects a bug in the program. >> The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'. >> (Details: serial 46 error_code 8 request_code 149 minor_code 21) >> (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; >> that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. >> To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line >> option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful >> backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() >> function.) >> """ >> When trying to change layout or anything. >> xrandr reports the following: >> """ >> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1366 x 1366 >> VGA-0 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) >> 410mm x 230mm >> 1366x768 59.8 + >> 1280x720 75.0 60.0 >> 1152x720 60.0 >> 1024x768 75.0* 60.0 >> 1024x576 60.0 >> 832x624 74.6 >> 800x600 75.0 60.3 >> 640x480 75.0 59.9 >> 720x400 70.1 >> DVI-0 connected 1024x768+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 >> 832x624 74.6 >> 800x600 75.0 60.3 >> 640x480 75.0 59.9 >> 720x400 70.1 >> S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) >> """ >> The monitor at VGA-0 is supposed to be run at 1366x768 so i use "xrandr >> --output VGA-0 --mode "1366x768"" to make it so; >> Imagine my surprise when setting this resolution puts a cloned image >> on the DVI-0 output! >> so I figure "this might just work" and try "xrandr --output VGA-0 >> --pos 0x0 --output DVI-0 --right-of VGA-0" >> and of course I get: >> """ >> xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1366x1366 (desired size 2390x768) >> """ >> I'm not getting why the screen is limited to 1366x1366 but I'm certain >> there is a good reason and I'm definately not getting how I should >> proceed with this... >> >> Is there some way to change the "maximum screen size"? or maybe add >> another screen? (I never did get the monitor-screen-desktop-display >> thingy in Xorg right, sorry) >> that is: Screen 0 on VGA-0 and Screen 1 on DVI-0. >> pherhaps I should read man pages... >> >> I've also tried with some xorg.conf files found on different sites, >> these all lead to X not starting at all. if there is interest I could >> provide these and the logs they generated... >> >> //Erik Sundin >> >> > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content > by MailScanner4.66/SA 3.2.3/Bingo, and is believed to be clean. > >
This works great! Grandr still wont work but xrandr does its job. Thank you for your help! -- //Erik Sundin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
