[Trying this again. Apologies if this is a duplicate.]
Wow! Thanks for the fast reply.
> What resolution are the monitors you are using (both the internal LCD
> and external monitor)?
The internal LCD is 1024x768. The external monitor is a CRT capable of
a variety of resolutions; I was aiming for 1024x768 as a starting
point. Thus, I figured 2048x2048 should be big enough for the virtual
desktop. Here's xrandr -q, when I first plug in the external monitor
(messing with xrandr moves the asterisk around):
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 2048 x 2048
VGA-0 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 320mm x
240mm
1280x1024 59.9
1280x960 59.9
1280x800 60.0
1152x864 74.8
1280x768 60.0
1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0* 43.5
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 75.0 72.8 60.0 59.9
720x400 87.8 70.1
640x400 76.5 85.1 70.1
640x350 70.1
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
1024x768 60.0*+ 60.0
800x600 60.3 59.9
640x480 59.9 59.4
S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> Additionally I need to setup modes for each monitor. Look in the xrandr
> man page for a list of ways to set modes (--mode, --newmode, --rmmode,
> --addmode, --delmode). --mode can be used to set a mode from the file,
> while the latter four can be used to set modes dynamically.
I don't really understand what's going on here. Are these modes the
resolutions listed in xrandr -q, defined in xorg.conf, or set somewhere
else? I had assumed it was the first, but it sounds like I was mistaken.
> If you still can't get it, attach your xorg.conf and the output of
> xrandr -q and I'll try to help you from there.
I'm attaching xorg.conf. Other than some changes to the Synaptics
Touchpad and the Display SubSection, I think it's standard.
** Attachment added: "xorg.conf"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15691725/xorg.conf
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