dual screen, xorg.conf problem

fitzjj · 11-04-2005, 05:09 AM

Hi,

I have recently installe d suse10.0 and am getting round to setting it up properly, but am having one or two problems with my graphics card.

I have an ATI Radeon 9800 and have downloaded and installed the correct driver for it. When i go to run fglrxconfig it all runs good although i cannot seem to be able to set my monitors as independant displays (i.e be able to configure the desktop on each independantly) only as an extended desktop across both.

I was hoping someone has gotten this working and would let me get a copy of their xorg.conf file. On a side point SaX2 just doesnt work and gives odd error messages if i try to change anything in it after using fglrxconfig - which is a shame since there seems to be settings in it to do what i want to, although before i ran fgllrxconfig they were not there.

cheers

horndude · 11-04-2005, 06:15 AM

what is SaX2?

what is fglrxconfig?

macdude425 · 11-04-2005, 07:03 AM

Just to clarify for horndude, SUSE has TWO setup and maintence "utilies" that are available: SaX2 and YaST.

horndude · 11-04-2005, 07:38 AM

aaaaaaaaah, knew about Yast, had no clue about the other

well, expecting it to work in a weird situation like dual monitors is asking alot I think....rarely do these things work like expected, the old fashioned hand editing always works

fitzjj · 11-07-2005, 02:50 PM

Im kind of there. I've given up on the independant displays and have an extended desktop but it does screw up every now and then... well most of the time actually. it seems to just make up some arbitary resolution for the secondary monitor. Restarting the xserver sometimes works.

horndude · 11-07-2005, 02:52 PM

If your using the xinerama extension to X both monitors must be the same color depth and resolution I believe. The window manager must also have the xinerama extension compiled in as well.

11-04-2005, 05:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
fitzjj Ultra Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 544	dual screen, xorg.conf problem Hi, I have recently installe d suse10.0 and am getting round to setting it up properly, but am having one or two problems with my graphics card. I have an ATI Radeon 9800 and have downloaded and installed the correct driver for it. When i go to run fglrxconfig it all runs good although i cannot seem to be able to set my monitors as independant displays (i.e be able to configure the desktop on each independantly) only as an extended desktop across both. I was hoping someone has gotten this working and would let me get a copy of their xorg.conf file. On a side point SaX2 just doesnt work and gives odd error messages if i try to change anything in it after using fglrxconfig - which is a shame since there seems to be settings in it to do what i want to, although before i ran fgllrxconfig they were not there. cheers

11-04-2005, 07:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
macdude425 Member (again) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raul's Wild Kingdom...How 'bout that, huh? Posts: 4,195	Just to clarify for horndude, SUSE has TWO setup and maintence "utilies" that are available: SaX2 and YaST. __________________ Debian Support Forums!

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11-04-2005, 06:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	what is SaX2? what is fglrxconfig?

11-04-2005, 07:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	aaaaaaaaah, knew about Yast, had no clue about the other well, expecting it to work in a weird situation like dual monitors is asking alot I think....rarely do these things work like expected, the old fashioned hand editing always works

11-07-2005, 02:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
fitzjj Ultra Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 544	Im kind of there. I've given up on the independant displays and have an extended desktop but it does screw up every now and then... well most of the time actually. it seems to just make up some arbitary resolution for the secondary monitor. Restarting the xserver sometimes works.

11-07-2005, 02:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	If your using the xinerama extension to X both monitors must be the same color depth and resolution I believe. The window manager must also have the xinerama extension compiled in as well.