Laptop with i915GM

[Jean Figueiredo]

Hello all!

i have some problem with the dual head... its works just mirror and not
extender desktop...

so, solutions? anybody knows?

best regards

Sorry, my english is very poor..

[Olivier Renault]

Jean Figueiredo wrote:
>  Hello all!
>  
>  i have some problem with the dual head... its works just mirror and not 
>  extender desktop...
>  
>  so, solutions? anybody knows?
>  
>  best regards
>  
>  Sorry, my english is very poor..
>   
Hi,

I have got it working w/ the attached xorg.conf

Olivier
PS:mine is an i945

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Intel 945G "
        Driver         "intel"
        # Using the name of the output defined by the video driver plus the identifier of
a
        #     monitor section, one associates a monitor section with an output by adding
an
        #     option to the Device section in the following format:
        #     Option "Monitor-outputname" "monitor ID"
        Option          "monitor-VGA" "foo"
        Option          "monitor-LVDS" "bar"
        #Option         "monitor-TMDS-1" "dvi"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "foo"
	Option "PreferredMode"  "1280x1024"
        Option "Position" "0 0"

        # specifies a mode to be marked as the preferred initial mode of the monitor
        # Option "PreferredMode"  "800x600"
        # This optional entry specifies the position of the monitor within the X screen.
        #Option        "Position" "1024 0"
        #This optional entry specifies that the monitor should be ignored
        #     entirely, and not reported through RandR.  This is useful if the
        #     hardware reports  the  presence  of  outputs  that do not exist.
        #Option "Ignore"  "true"
EndSection

 

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "bar"
	Option "PreferredMode"  "1024x768"
        Option "Enable"  "true"       

        #Options LeftOf, RightOf, Above, Below specify monitors� relative position
        Option "RightOf"  "foo"
        # This optional entry specifies  whether  the  monitor  should  be
        #     turned  on  at  startup.  By default, the server will attempt to
        #     enable all connected monitors.
        #Option "Enable"  "true"       
        #This optional entry specifies the initial rotation of the given monitor.
        #     Valid values for rotation are "normal", "left",
"right", and "inverted".
        # Option "Rotate"  "left"
EndSection

 

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device        "Intel Corporation 945G Integrated Graphics Controller"
        Monitor       "foo"
        DefaultDepth  24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth          24
                Modes         "1280x1024"  "1024x768"  
"640x480"
                # This optional entry specifies the virtual screen resolution to be used.
                # If this entry is not present, the virtual screen resolution will be set
to
                # accommodate all the valid video modes given in the Modes entry.
                # There is a known issue that DRI doesn't work on pre-965 if maximum
is larger than 2048x2048.
                Virtual                 2304 1024
        EndSubSection
EndSection

[Jean Figueiredo]

Hi Olivier,

I did try with ur config, but doesn't work :(

after the login box, my pc freezen,

i send the error log...
other way... i have other same laptop (friend) and the dual monitos works...

tomorrow i will try the re-size the virtual screen.


best regards.

2009/2/4 Olivier Renault <orenault(a)redhat.com&gt;

>  Jean Figueiredo wrote:
>
> > Hello all!
> >
> > i have some problem with the dual head... its works just mirror and not
> > extender desktop...
> >
> > so, solutions? anybody knows?
> >
> > best regards
> >
> > Sorry, my english is very poor..
> >
> >  Hi,
>
>  I have got it working w/ the attached xorg.conf
>
>  Olivier
>  PS:mine is an i945
>
>  Section "Device"
>         Identifier      "Intel 945G "
>         Driver         "intel"
>         # Using the name of the output defined by the video driver plus the
>  identifier of a
>         #     monitor section, one associates a monitor section with an
>  output by adding an
>         #     option to the Device section in the following format:
>         #     Option "Monitor-outputname" "monitor ID"
>         Option          "monitor-VGA" "foo"
>         Option          "monitor-LVDS" "bar"
>         #Option         "monitor-TMDS-1" "dvi"
>
>  EndSection
>
>  Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier      "foo"
>         Option "PreferredMode"  "1280x1024"
>         Option "Position" "0 0"
>
>         # specifies a mode to be marked as the preferred initial mode of the
>  monitor
>         # Option "PreferredMode"  "800x600"
>         # This optional entry specifies the position of the monitor within
>  the X screen.
>         #Option        "Position" "1024 0"
>         #This optional entry specifies that the monitor should be ignored
>         #     entirely, and not reported through RandR.  This is useful if
>  the
>         #     hardware reports  the  presence  of  outputs  that do not
>  exist.
>         #Option "Ignore"  "true"
>  EndSection
>
>
>
>  Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier      "bar"
>         Option "PreferredMode"  "1024x768"
>         Option "Enable"  "true"
>
>         #Options LeftOf, RightOf, Above, Below specify monitors� relative
>  position
>         Option "RightOf"  "foo"
>         # This optional entry specifies  whether  the  monitor  should  be
>         #     turned  on  at  startup.  By default, the server will attempt
>  to
>         #     enable all connected monitors.
>         #Option "Enable"  "true"
>         #This optional entry specifies the initial rotation of the given
>  monitor.
>         #     Valid values for rotation are "normal", "left",
> "right", and
>  "inverted".
>         # Option "Rotate"  "left"
>  EndSection
>
>
>
>  Section "Screen"
>         Identifier      "Default Screen"
>         Device        "Intel Corporation 945G Integrated Graphics
>  Controller"
>         Monitor       "foo"
>         DefaultDepth  24
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth          24
>                 Modes         "1280x1024"  "1024x768"  
> "640x480"
>                 # This optional entry specifies the virtual screen
>  resolution to be used.
>                 # If this entry is not present, the virtual screen
>  resolution will be set to
>                 # accommodate all the valid video modes given in the Modes
>  entry.
>                 # There is a known issue that DRI doesn't work on pre-965 if
>  maximum is larger than 2048x2048.
>                 Virtual                 2304 1024
>         EndSubSection
>  EndSection
>
>  

-- 
Cumpris,
Jean Figueiredo
-----------------------------------------
Jean Figueiredo
jfigueiredo(a)gmail.com
http://warpath.zapto.org

"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free." - Linus Torvalds

[Julia Garibaldi]

Have you tried xrandr?  It worked really good to me.


2009/2/4 Jean Figueiredo <jfigueiredo(a)gmail.com&gt;

>  Hi Olivier,
>
>  I did try with ur config, but doesn't work :(
>
>  after the login box, my pc freezen,
>
>  i send the error log...
>  other way... i have other same laptop (friend) and the dual monitos
>  works...
>
>  tomorrow i will try the re-size the virtual screen.
>
>
>  best regards.
>
>  2009/2/4 Olivier Renault <orenault(a)redhat.com&gt;
>
> > Jean Figueiredo wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all!
> >>
> >> i have some problem with the dual head... its works just mirror and not
> >> extender desktop...
> >>
> >> so, solutions? anybody knows?
> >>
> >> best regards
> >>
> >> Sorry, my english is very poor..
> >>
> >>  Hi,
> >
> > I have got it working w/ the attached xorg.conf
> >
> > Olivier
> > PS:mine is an i945
> >
> > Section "Device"
> >        Identifier      "Intel 945G "
> >        Driver         "intel"
> >        # Using the name of the output defined by the video driver plus the
> > identifier of a
> >        #     monitor section, one associates a monitor section with an
> > output by adding an
> >        #     option to the Device section in the following format:
> >        #     Option "Monitor-outputname" "monitor ID"
> >        Option          "monitor-VGA" "foo"
> >        Option          "monitor-LVDS" "bar"
> >        #Option         "monitor-TMDS-1" "dvi"
> >
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >        Identifier      "foo"
> >        Option "PreferredMode"  "1280x1024"
> >        Option "Position" "0 0"
> >
> >        # specifies a mode to be marked as the preferred initial mode of
> > the monitor
> >        # Option "PreferredMode"  "800x600"
> >        # This optional entry specifies the position of the monitor within
> > the X screen.
> >        #Option        "Position" "1024 0"
> >        #This optional entry specifies that the monitor should be ignored
> >        #     entirely, and not reported through RandR.  This is useful if
> > the
> >        #     hardware reports  the  presence  of  outputs  that do not
> > exist.
> >        #Option "Ignore"  "true"
> > EndSection
> >
> >
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >        Identifier      "bar"
> >        Option "PreferredMode"  "1024x768"
> >        Option "Enable"  "true"
> >
> >        #Options LeftOf, RightOf, Above, Below specify monitors� relative
> > position
> >        Option "RightOf"  "foo"
> >        # This optional entry specifies  whether  the  monitor  should  be
> >        #     turned  on  at  startup.  By default, the server will attempt
> > to
> >        #     enable all connected monitors.
> >        #Option "Enable"  "true"
> >        #This optional entry specifies the initial rotation of the given
> > monitor.
> >        #     Valid values for rotation are "normal", "left",
> "right", and
> > "inverted".
> >        # Option "Rotate"  "left"
> > EndSection
> >
> >
> >
> > Section "Screen"
> >        Identifier      "Default Screen"
> >        Device        "Intel Corporation 945G Integrated Graphics
> > Controller"
> >        Monitor       "foo"
> >        DefaultDepth  24
> >        SubSection "Display"
> >                Depth          24
> >                Modes         "1280x1024"  "1024x768"  
> "640x480"
> >                # This optional entry specifies the virtual screen
> > resolution to be used.
> >                # If this entry is not present, the virtual screen
> > resolution will be set to
> >                # accommodate all the valid video modes given in the Modes
> > entry.
> >                # There is a known issue that DRI doesn't work on pre-965
> > if maximum is larger than 2048x2048.
> >                Virtual                 2304 1024
> >        EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> >
> >
>
>
>  --
>  Cumpris,
>  Jean Figueiredo
>  -----------------------------------------
>  Jean Figueiredo
>  jfigueiredo(a)gmail.com
>  http://warpath.zapto.org
>
>  "Software is like sex, it's better when it's free." - Linus Torvalds
>
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