Re: Dual monitor setup

2011-10-28 Thread Darac Marjal
, then what configuration file is > > > the X > > > using? > > > > I dont't know and would also like to know. > > Since quite a while back, X.org Xserver, shipped with Debian and other > distributions, doesn't require xorg.conf file - it uses auto

Re: Dual monitor setup

2011-10-27 Thread Raf Czlonka
x27;t know and would also like to know. Since quite a while back, X.org Xserver, shipped with Debian and other distributions, doesn't require xorg.conf file - it uses auto-detection. You can still use xorg.conf however, and for dual monitor setup it might be a better idea to create one. Re

Re: Dual monitor setup

2011-10-26 Thread yudi v
> > Is Debian using nouveau, how to check what driver is being used? > > You can check /var/log/Xorg.0.log > > ok also I the issue resolved itself, I read on a forum thread that by turning off the power completely will reset the monitor. I think this issue was triggered by using the monitor on tw

Re: Dual monitor setup

2011-10-25 Thread Johann Spies
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 04:24:47AM +0200, yudi v wrote: > Installed Squeeze on my laptop and hooked up an external monitor, worked fine > for few days and after a reboot yesterday, there is not output to the external > monitor. I use gnome-display-properties for this or otherwise the following scr

Dual monitor setup

2011-10-25 Thread yudi v
Installed Squeeze on my laptop and hooked up an external monitor, worked fine for few days and after a reboot yesterday, there is not output to the external monitor. it's got a message on the screen saying to use optimal resolution 1280 x 1024 60Hz. laptop has an nvidia Gforce 7400 GPU That's ho

Re: dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-28 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi Camaleón, On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 14:26 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:51:22 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > > > Hi Camaleón, > > > > I am very grateful for your engagement and help! People like you make > > the Open Source world such an enjoyable experience! > > Trying to h

Re: dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-27 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:51:22 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > Hi Camaleón, > > I am very grateful for your engagement and help! People like you make > the Open Source world such an enjoyable experience! Trying to help others is the best way for learning :-) > On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 12:48 +,

Re: dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-27 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi Camaleón, I am very grateful for your engagement and help! People like you make the Open Source world such an enjoyable experience! On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 12:48 +, Camaleón wrote: > Better if you upload the whole file ("/var/log/Xorg.0.log") to any online > service, like www.pastebin.com

Re: dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-27 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:19:37 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: >> On Sat, 2010-12-18 at 15:17 +, Camaleón wrote: >> > On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:06:25 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: >> > >> > Since a couple of weeks my dual monitor setup fails: >> >

Re: dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-23 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi Camaleón, Thanks for you help :) > On Sat, 2010-12-18 at 15:17 +, Camaleón wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:06:25 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > > > > Since a couple of weeks my dual monitor setup fails: > > > > # xrandr --output LVDS --out

Re: dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-18 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:06:25 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > Since a couple of weeks my dual monitor setup fails: > > # xrandr --output LVDS --output VGA --right-of LVDS --primary > > xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default warning: output > LVDS not found

dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-17 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, Since a couple of weeks my dual monitor setup fails: # xrandr --output LVDS --output VGA --right-of LVDS --primary xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring warning: output VGA not found; ignoring xrand without parameters produces the

Dual monitor setup and xrandr

2010-03-07 Thread Roger Leigh
Hi all, I have an ATI Radeon HD4850 graphics card with two DVI outputs, and I recently got a second monitor. While both monitors are detected, I'm having trouble getting a twin screen setup working without extra tweaking after X starts up. I've attached the output of "xrandr -q" and my xorg.conf

Re: which videcard for dual-monitor setup?

2007-08-27 Thread Stephen Cormier
On August 27, 2007 07:38:24 am Tinus Nijmeijers wrote: > On Mon, 2007-08-27 at 12:20 +0200, Pol Hallen wrote: > > > which videocard is recommended if I want a system with 2 screens > > > attached? > > > > I always used nvidia video card (with vga+dvi) > > > > > or even 4 screens if that's at all po

Re: which videcard for dual-monitor setup?

2007-08-27 Thread Tinus Nijmeijers
On Mon, 2007-08-27 at 12:14 +0100, koffiejunkie wrote: > Tinus Nijmeijers wrote: > > I always thought the dvi and analog output were the same signal; how do > > you get X to show something different on both screens? > > Well, by default it is, but if the driver tells it to do something else > it

Re: which videcard for dual-monitor setup?

2007-08-27 Thread koffiejunkie
Tinus Nijmeijers wrote: I always thought the dvi and analog output were the same signal; how do you get X to show something different on both screens? Well, by default it is, but if the driver tells it to do something else it would. I'm using two 19" 1280x1024 monitors with one big 2560x1024

Re: which videcard for dual-monitor setup?

2007-08-27 Thread Tinus Nijmeijers
On Mon, 2007-08-27 at 12:20 +0200, Pol Hallen wrote: > > which videocard is recommended if I want a system with 2 screens > > attached? > I always used nvidia video card (with vga+dvi) > > or even 4 screens if that's at all possible. > yep! it's possible :-) > > with 2 graphics card (vga+dvi) > >

Re: which videcard for dual-monitor setup?

2007-08-27 Thread Pol Hallen
which videocard is recommended if I want a system with 2 screens attached? I always used nvidia video card (with vga+dvi) or even 4 screens if that's at all possible. yep! it's possible :-) with 2 graphics card (vga+dvi) Regards Pol -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a sub

which videcard for dual-monitor setup?

2007-08-27 Thread Tinus Nijmeijers
hi list, which videocard is recommended if I want a system with 2 screens attached? or even 4 screens if that's at all possible. gr. tinus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

my dual monitor setup broke

2007-05-01 Thread Karsten Bolding
Hello I've a nVidia Corporation NV43GL card and two monitors - 1900x1200 and 1280x1024. I use xdm and icewm. When I get X up on the 1280x1024 screen I do: export DISPLAY=:0.1 icewm & It used to bring up icewm on the 1920x1200 monitor using the full space. Now it only uses 1280x1024. I get this:

Re: Mixed dual-monitor setup: too weird?

2006-06-12 Thread Stephen Cormier
On Monday 12 June 2006 04:32, Kevin Mark wrote: > Hi  Kent, > I'd love to see your x info and conf files. I tried a few times but got > only 1 card to work and the other did nothing. TIA! > Kev When I was running AGP & PCI cards for the dual head I had to have the BIOS set to boot off the PCI car

Re: Mixed dual-monitor setup: too weird?

2006-06-12 Thread Kent West
Kevin Mark wrote: > On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 02:06:54PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > >> Reid Priedhorsky wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I'm contemplating a dual-monitor setup consisting of a 1280x1024 LCD and a >>> 1024x768 LCD.

Re: Mixed dual-monitor setup: too weird?

2006-06-12 Thread Kevin Mark
On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 02:06:54PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Reid Priedhorsky wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm contemplating a dual-monitor setup consisting of a 1280x1024 LCD and a > > 1024x768 LCD. There's a couple of sources of oddity here: the differenc

Re: Mixed dual-monitor setup: too weird?

2006-06-11 Thread Felix C. Stegerman
* Reid Priedhorsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-12 02:28]: > On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:20:08 +0200, Philippe De Ryck wrote: > > > On Sun, 2006-06-11 at 13:23 -0500, Reid Priedhorsky wrote: > >> Hi folks, > >> > >> I'm contemplating a dual-moni

Re: Mixed dual-monitor setup: too weird?

2006-06-11 Thread Reid Priedhorsky
On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:20:08 +0200, Philippe De Ryck wrote: > On Sun, 2006-06-11 at 13:23 -0500, Reid Priedhorsky wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm contemplating a dual-monitor setup consisting of a 1280x1024 LCD and a >> 1024x768 LCD. There's a couple of s

Re: Mixed dual-monitor setup: too weird?

2006-06-11 Thread Philippe De Ryck
On Sun, 2006-06-11 at 13:23 -0500, Reid Priedhorsky wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm contemplating a dual-monitor setup consisting of a 1280x1024 LCD and a > 1024x768 LCD. There's a couple of sources of oddity here: the difference > in resolution and the different display tech

Re: Mixed dual-monitor setup: too weird?

2006-06-11 Thread Kent West
Reid Priedhorsky wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm contemplating a dual-monitor setup consisting of a 1280x1024 LCD and a > 1024x768 LCD. There's a couple of sources of oddity here: the difference > in resolution and the different display technologies. > > Has anyone tried

Mixed dual-monitor setup: too weird?

2006-06-11 Thread Reid Priedhorsky
Hi folks, I'm contemplating a dual-monitor setup consisting of a 1280x1024 LCD and a 1024x768 LCD. There's a couple of sources of oddity here: the difference in resolution and the different display technologies. Has anyone tried a setup like this? Is it OK, or too weird to use? Tha