On 04/13/2015 10:15 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
You still haven't clarified much in this thread.
When exactly does the garbling begin?
What are your displays' native resolutions? (2405FPW 16:10 1920x1200 external != UXGA; == WUXGA) (1721 Inspiron laptop 16:10 1440x900 != UXGA; )
Web specs I found about your laptop disagree whether 1920x1200 is also supported, or an optional native superceding 1440x900.
WXGA+ == 1440x900 UXGA == 1600x1200 WUXGA == 1920x1200
What does trying "unified outputs" mean?
Which cable type connected to your external display(s?) was/were working OK in Fedora?
Regardless the answers to these questions, /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/* remain viable as means to configure displays so that they function correctly. My guess is doing so will solve your problem, largely based on the info I gathered that suggests you have two displays that have non-identical native modes. http://fm.no-ip.com/Share/Linux/ has some config files that provide minimal framework for constructing your own manually. http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg is another place to go for help.
The monitor and the laptop display are both WUXGA. There were many models of the 1721. The cable is the one supplied by Dell that came with the monitor. "Unified Outputs" is a key in the GUI that says to mirror the primary. I thought the mirror was a simple setup, not taxing the weak ATI graphics chip. Thanks for the links. I will examine them. Shouldn't this option be a documented alternative to using the "Display and Monitor" GUI? I have been afraid to try to generate an xorg.conf for fear that the man pages and HowTo files were no longer available. There were a lot of sections and strict rules, especially about options, in each section. Thanks again for the links. Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org