[opensuse] Configuring Dual Head Mode on a laptop
I have dual head mode running on my hp dv4000 with the interl 915G. The problem I am having is with the resolution, my laptop is 1280X800(15.5 widescreen) and the second monitor is 1280x1024 (17inch). Currently I can only get them to run in the same resolution mode ... so I get a cut off screen if I go up to 1280x1024 or the second monitor looks compressed at 1280x800. Is their a way to have each monitor run at it's own resolution? Below is my Xorg.conf and I am running 10.2rc1 Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" DisplaySize 338 270 HorizSync 31-82 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "1703FP" Option "DPMS" VendorName "DELL" VertRefresh 58-75 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection Section "Device" BoardName "915 GM" BusID "0:2:0" Driver "i810" Identifier "Device[0]" Option "SaXDualHead" Option "NoDDC" Option "LFP" "" Option "SecondPosition" "LeftOf" Option "MergedFB" "yes" Option "SecondPosition" "LeftOf" Option "SaXDualMonitorModel" "1280X800@75HZ" Option "SaXDualVSync" "58-75" Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP" Option "SaXDualMonitorVendor" "--> LCD" Option "MetaModes" "1280x800-1280x800;1280x768-1280x768;1024x768-1024x768;1280x600-1280x600;1024x600-1024x600;800x600-800x600;768x576-768x576;640x480-640x480" Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-82" Option "SaXDualOrientation" "LeftOf" Option "SaXDualResolution" "1280x800;1280x1024" Option "SaXDualMode" "Xinerama" Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "58-75" Option "SaXDualHSync" "30-82" Screen 0 VendorName "Intel" EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[0]" EndSection Section "DRI" Group "video" Mode 0660 EndSection Section "Extensions" EndSection -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Nov 30, 06 10:01:44 -0700, Rylan Cottrell wrote:
I have dual head mode running on my hp dv4000 with the interl 915G. The problem I am having is with the resolution, my laptop is 1280X800(15.5 widescreen) and the second monitor is 1280x1024 (17inch). Currently I can only get them to run in the same resolution mode ... so I get a cut off screen if I go up to 1280x1024 or the second monitor looks compressed at 1280x800.
Is their a way to have each monitor run at it's own resolution?
How should that ever be possible, except for a real dualhead environment (with different contents on both screens)? You're obviously running clone mode. Matthias -- Matthias Hopf <mhopf@suse.de> __ __ __ Maxfeldstr. 5 / 90409 Nuernberg (_ | | (_ |__ mat@mshopf.de Phone +49-911-74053-715 __) |_| __) |__ labs www.mshopf.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 2006-12-04 at 14:39 +0100, Matthias Hopf wrote:
On Nov 30, 06 10:01:44 -0700, Rylan Cottrell wrote:
I have dual head mode running on my hp dv4000 with the interl 915G. The problem I am having is with the resolution, my laptop is 1280X800(15.5 widescreen) and the second monitor is 1280x1024 (17inch). Currently I can only get them to run in the same resolution mode ... so I get a cut off screen if I go up to 1280x1024 or the second monitor looks compressed at 1280x800.
Is their a way to have each monitor run at it's own resolution?
How should that ever be possible, except for a real dualhead environment (with different contents on both screens)? You're obviously running clone mode.
Matthias
There lies the problem. I am in Xinerama mode not clone mode. However the resolution is based from the main monitor. So instead of one monitor being 1280x800 and the other being 1280x1024 it becomes 2560x800. Is this then a bug I should be submitting? Cheers Rylan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Dec 04, 06 09:24:22 -0700, Rylan Cottrell wrote:
There lies the problem. I am in Xinerama mode not clone mode. However the resolution is based from the main monitor. So instead of one monitor being 1280x800 and the other being 1280x1024 it becomes 2560x800. Is this then a bug I should be submitting?
Ah. Now. No, AFAIK only the NVidia binary only driver supports multiscreen resolutions with a different size at the common edge. For this driver it's pretty straight-forward to set up - though it probably isn't supported by sax2. You could try to create a desktop of size 2560x1024, which should work, but you would have a bigger virtual resolution on the 16:10 screen (that is, with panning). Hope this helps Matthias -- Matthias Hopf <mhopf@suse.de> __ __ __ Maxfeldstr. 5 / 90409 Nuernberg (_ | | (_ |__ mat@mshopf.de Phone +49-911-74053-715 __) |_| __) |__ labs www.mshopf.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Am Montag, 4. Dezember 2006 14:39 schrieb Matthias Hopf:
How should that ever be possible, except for a real dualhead environment (with different contents on both screens)? You're obviously running clone mode.
No, i can confirm Rylans problem, because i have the same, but in 10.1 (10.2 doesnt run with my graphics card radeon X1600): One 20.1" screen with a native resolution of 1680x1050 and another 17" screen with 1280x1024. Both are set up correctly with sax2, but in KDE i have a resolution of 3360x1050. And no way to change it. My 17" is running above its specs, but until now he does it anyway. regards, Jens -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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