__/ [houghi] on Saturday 29 October 2005 23:14 \__
> Thomas.TMC wrote:
>> Help: Dual Display on Radeon in Suse 10
>>
>> I've been reading explanations on Google, but have found them to be
>> pretty confusing.
>>
>> How do I edit my config file and what exactly in it should I edit? How
>> do I stretch the desktop from the primary monitor across to the
>> second?
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate any help that you could give me on this.
>>
>> Suse 10 (KDE)
>> Radeon 9000 (fglrx)
>> Monitor A: 1280x1024 @ 85 Hz
>> Monitor B: 1154x864 @ 60 Hz
>
> Try the following:
> [CTRL][ALT][F1]
> Log in as root and do `init 3`
> Next do `sax2 -b /usr/share/sax/profile/Radeon_DualHead`
>
> Look in /usr/share/sax/profile/ for others if that does not work. It is
> how I get my Matrox G550 configured (well, I use the Matrox_G550 instead
> of the Radeon_DualHead)
>
> Strangely enough Sax2 has gone backward instead of forward with this.
YaST never worked for me. In fact, I had to spend a couple of half-days
getting the configurations for my Radeon card right. Here are bits from
XF86Config, which you may find helpful. Be sure to make backups of
/etc/X11/XF86Config before editing it.
Section "Device"
Identifier "Ati1"
Driver "radeon"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Ati2"
Driver "radeon"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "A90f"
HorizSync 30-61
VertRefresh 54-75
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "G790"
HorizSync 30-61
# VertRefresh 50-150
VertRefresh 54-75
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x960"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
Device "Ati1"
Identifier "Screen1"
Monitor "A90f"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x960"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
Device "Ati2"
Identifier "Screen2"
Monitor "G790"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Desktop"
# Screen "Screen2" RightOf "Screen1"
Screen "Screen1" 0 0
Screen "Screen2" LeftOf "Screen1"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
Option "Xinerama"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Also see: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Xinerama-HOWTO/
If you ever feel brave: http://digital-domain.net/lug/multi-monitor/
Hope it helps,
Roy
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