Dual Monitor problem

darklordzim · 07-03-2004, 11:14 PM

i know, i've seen these threads before, but i still cant find a solution to my problem
i have googled for settings, and my xorg.conf looks like its right, but i still get no display on my second monitor. i dont want to use twin view, because that messes up games when i try to run them, they run in the middle of the two monitors and all my other apps start in the middle too. when i was using Fedora Core 2, i had two seperate desktops, each with 4 "virtual desktops" for a total of 8 desktops. i dont need this extreme.. but i do need to have my second monitor be independant of the first one, because otherwise i run into problems with games like Unreal Tournament 2004. anyway.. here is a link to my xorg.conf

thanx for any advice you can give me.

keefaz · 07-04-2004, 04:36 AM

Did you try startx with Multihead parameter ?
startx -- -layout Multihead

or :
startx -- :0.0 (startx in display 0, first monitor )
startx -- :0.1 ( startx in display 0, second monitor )

I doubt the two lines above will work (generally X complains that it's already started on display 0)
try also :
startx -- +xinerama

Or at least you can start 2 independant x session :
startx -- :0.0 (startx in display 0, first monitor )
startx -- :1.1 ( startx in display 1, second monitor )

to go in x session #0 : ctrl-alt-F7
to go in x session #1 : ctrl-alt-F8

darklordzim · 07-04-2004, 06:05 AM

nope, that didn't work..

darklordzim · 07-04-2004, 06:19 AM

i cant figure out why this isn't working.. from everything i read it should let me use my second monitor
# File generated by xf86config.

#
# Copyright (c) 2004, by the X.Org
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
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# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of X.Org shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# X.Org.
#

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this section is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
Section "Module"

# This loads the DBE extension module.

Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension

# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection

# This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules
Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"
# Load "xtt"

# This loads the GLX module
Load "glx"
# This loads the DRI module
# Load "dri"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"

# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.

RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
#
# If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other
# programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory
# to the end of this list (or comment them out).
#

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

# The module search path. The default path is shown here.

# ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

Option "Xinerama"
# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging

# Option "NoTrapSignals"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><Fn> VT switch sequence
# (where n is 1 through 12). This allows clients to receive these key
# events.

# Option "DontVTSwitch"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.

# Option "DontZap"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.

# Option "Dont Zoom"

# Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With
# it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,
# but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will
# receive a protocol error.

# Option "DisableVidModeExtension"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client.

# Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune"

# Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device
# (mouse and keyboard) settings.

# Option "DisableModInDev"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to
# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).

# Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"

# For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to "Standard").
# When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris),
# uncomment the following line.

# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"

Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"

# Option "LeftAlt" "Meta"
# Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift"

# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"

# These are the default XKB settings for X.Org
# Option "XkbRules" "__XKBDEFRULES__"
# Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
# Option "XkbLayout" "us"
# Option "XkbVariant" ""
# Option "XkbOptions" ""

# Option "XkbDisable"

Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.

# Option "Resolution" "256"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.

# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)

# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

# Option "ChordMiddle"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Other input device sections
# this is optional and is required only if you
# are using extended input devices. This is for example only. Refer
# to the XF86Config man page for a description of the options.
# **********************************************************************
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Mouse2"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "MouseMan"
# Option "Device" "/dev/mouse2"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "spaceball"
# Driver "magellan"
# Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "spaceball2"
# Driver "spaceorb"
# Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "touchscreen0"
# Driver "microtouch"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "MinX" "1412"
# Option "MaxX" "15184"
# Option "MinY" "15372"
# Option "MaxY" "1230"
# Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
# Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
# Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
# Option "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "touchscreen1"
# Driver "elo2300"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "MinX" "231"
# Option "MaxX" "3868"
# Option "MinY" "3858"
# Option "MaxY" "272"
# Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
# Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
# Option "ButtonThreshold" "17"
# Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
# Option "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "monitor 1"

# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

HorizSync 30-110

# HorizSync 30-64 # multisync
# HorizSync 31.5, 35.2 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
# HorizSync 15-25, 30-50 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies

# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

VertRefresh 30-160

EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor 2"
HorizSync 30-64
VertRefresh 30-90
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of graphics device sections may be present

# Device configured by xf86config:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
#VideoRam 131072
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 0"
Device "videocard0"
Monitor "monitor 1"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1800x1400"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "monitor 2"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present. Each describes
# the way multiple screens are organised. A specific ServerLayout
# section may be specified from the X server command line with the
# "-layout" option. In the absence of this, the first section is used.
# When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section
# is used alone.

Section "ServerLayout"

# The Identifier line must be present
Identifier "Simple Layout"

# Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally
# the relative position of other screens. The four names after
# primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right
# of the primary screen. In this example, screen 2 is located to the
# right of screen 1.

Screen "Screen 0" LeftOf "Screen 1"
Screen "Screen 1" 0 0

# Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and
# optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be
# used. Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and
# "SendCoreEvents".

InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
Option "Xinerama" "on"
Option "Clone" "off"

EndSection

# Section "DRI"
# Mode 0666
# EndSection

darklordzim · 07-04-2004, 06:26 AM

another problem i just noticed.. i cant adjust my resolution anymore.. not that i NEEED to as i'm running at 1920x1440 but i tried to open the option from the menu, and got an error message

"The X server doesn't support the XRandR extention, runtime resolution changes to the display size are not available"

anyother thoughts would be nice.

if i have to give up on my dual monitor i will. i've got other computers that can use it if i cant/wont be able to get it working as a second monitor.

Mephisto · 07-04-2004, 06:58 AM

Add the BusID entry to VideoCard0. Also for both Cards specify a screen. The end result should be something like:

Code:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
#VideoRam 131072
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Next in your layout section use the screen numbers:

Code:

Screen 0 "Screen 0"
Screen 1 "Screen 1" RightOf "Screen 0"

I also noticed you have xinerama on. This will make the minitors share a session. I would comment out tha line if you want two independent X sessions.

There may be other mistakes, I did not look in great detail but that should get you started.

carboncopy · 07-04-2004, 06:58 AM

Here is my xorg.conf for Dual Head view using ATI card. Edit as necessary:
But generally it will work great on any 17" CRT monitor with 1024x768 @85Hz on both screen. It will not switch off at all because I use Sync On Green. Change that to DPMS if you like your monitor getting switched off every 10-15 minutes of inactivity.

Code:

Section "Files"
	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
	FontPath     "/usr/local/share/fonts/"
        FontPath     "/usr/local/fonts/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "dbe"
#	Load  "dri"
#	Load  "extmod"
   SubSection "extmod"
#		Option	"omit xfree96-dga"
   EndSubSection
   
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "xtrap"
	Load  "speedo"
	Load  "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "keyboard"
	Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
	Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/mouse"
	Option	    "Buttons" "7"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
	Option	    "Resolution"  "1600"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Main"
	VendorName   "SUN"
	ModelName    "P1210"
        HorizSync    30-121
        VertRefresh  50-161
	DisplaySize	  406   305	# mm
	Option	    "SyncOnGreen"	
	ModeLine   "1024x768/85Hz" 94.5 1024 1056 1152 1376 768 769 772 808  -HSync -VSync
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier  "Secondary"
        VendorName  "Samsung"
        ModelName   "SyncMaster750s"
        DisplaySize 406 305
        HorizSync   30-121
        VertRefresh 50-161
        Option      "SyncOnGreen"
	ModeLine   "1024x768/D85Hz" 94.5 1024 1056 1152 1376 768 769 772 808  -HSync -VSync
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "SWcursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "HWcursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoAccel"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShowCache"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShadowFB"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "UseFBDev"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Rotate"             	# [<str>]
        #Option     "VideoKey"           	# <i>
        #Option     "FlatPanel"          	# [<bool>]
	Identifier  "SVGA"
	Driver      "ati"
        BusID       "PCI:01:0:0"
	VendorName  "ATI"
	BoardName   "Radeon9200SE"
#	VideoRam    131072
	Screen	    0
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier "DVI"
	Driver     "ati"
        BusID      "PCI:01:0:0"
        Screen     1
EndSection


Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "SVGA"
	Monitor    "Main"
	DefaultDepth 24
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     1
#		Modes    "1024x768/85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 0 0
#	EndSubSection
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     4
#		Modes    "1024x768/85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 0 0
#	EndSubSection
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     8
#		Modes    "1024x768/85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 0 0
#	EndSubSection
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     15
#		Modes    "1024x768/85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 0 0
#	EndSubSection
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     16
#		Modes    "1024x768/85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 0 0
#	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1024x768/85Hz"
		ViewPort 0 0
	EndSubSection
EndSection


Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen1"
	Device     "DVI"
	Monitor    "Secondary"
	DefaultDepth 24
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     1
#		Modes    "1024x768/D85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 1 0
#	EndSubSection
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     4
#		Modes    "1024x768/D85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 1 0
#	EndSubSection
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     8
#		Modes    "1024x768/D85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 1 0
#	EndSubSection
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     15
#		Modes    "1024x768/D85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 1 0
#	EndSubSection
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Depth     16
#		Modes    "1024x768/D85Hz" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		ViewPort 1 0
#	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth    24
		Modes    "1024x768/D85Hz"
		ViewPort 1 0
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier "Dual"
	Screen 0 "Screen0"
        Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
	InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
	Option	"Xinerama" "true"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option "Xinerama" "true"
	Option "BlankTime" "6000"
#	Option "StandbyTime" "36000"
#	Option "SuspendTime" "36000"
#	Option "OffTime" "36000"
EndSection

datadriven · 07-04-2004, 07:27 AM

I don't know if it will help, because I'm using xfree and not xorg but here's my config file as well

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        Option         "Xinerama" "On"
EndSection

Section "Files"
	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "dri"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "xtrap"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "speedo"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "KDS"
	ModelName    "X Flat"
        HorizSync    31.5 - 50
        VertRefresh  50 - 90
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor1"
	VendorName   "Samtron"
	ModelName    "75V"
        HorizSync    31.5 - 50
        VertRefresh  50 - 90
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "SWcursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "HWcursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoAccel"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "TurboQueue"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "FastVram"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoHostBus"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ForceCRT2Type"      	# [<str>]
        #Option     "ShadowFB"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Rotate"             	# [<str>]
        #Option     "NoXvideo"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Vesa"               	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "MaxXFBMem"          	# <i>
        #Option     "ForceCRT1"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "DSTN"               	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "XvOnCRT2"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "PanelDelayCompensation" 	# <i>
        #Option     "TVStandard"         	# <str>
        #Option     "UseROMData"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoInternalModes"    	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "UseOEMData"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "BIOSFile"           	# <str>
        #Option     "NoYV12"             	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CHTVType"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CHTVOverscan"       	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CHTVSuperOverscan"  	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CHTVLumaBandwidthCVBS" 	# <i>
        #Option     "CHTVLumaBandwidthSVIDEO" 	# <i>
        #Option     "CHTVLumaFlickerFilter" 	# <i>
        #Option     "CHTVChromaBandwidth" 	# <i>
        #Option     "CHTVChromaFlickerFilter" 	# <i>
        #Option     "CHTVCVBSColor"      	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CHTVTextEnhance"    	# <i>
        #Option     "CHTVContrast"       	# <i>
        #Option     "SISTVEdgeEnhance"   	# <i>
        #Option     "SISTVAntiFlicker"   	# <i>
        #Option     "SISTVSaturation"    	# <i>
        #Option     "TVXPosOffset"       	# <i>
        #Option     "TVYPosOffset"       	# <i>
        #Option     "SIS6326TVAntiFlicker" 	# <str>
        #Option     "SIS6326TVEnableYFilter" 	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "SIS6326TVYFilterStrong" 	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "UseColorHWCursor"   	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ColorHWCursorBlending" 	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ColorHWCursorBlendThreshold" 	# <i>
        #Option     "RestoreBySetMode"   	# [<bool>]
	Identifier  "Card0"
	Driver      "sis"
	VendorName  "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]"
	BoardName   "SiS650/651/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "slow_edodram"       	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "slow_dram"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "fast_dram"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "fpm_vram"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "pci_burst"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "fifo_conservative"  	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "fifo_moderate"      	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "fifo_aggressive"    	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "pci_retry"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoAccel"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "early_ras_precharge" 	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "late_ras_precharge" 	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "lcd_center"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "set_lcdclk"         	# <i>
        #Option     "set_mclk"           	# <freq>
        #Option     "set_refclk"         	# <freq>
        #Option     "show_cache"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "HWCursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWCursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShadowFB"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Rotate"             	# [<str>]
        #Option     "UseFB"              	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "mxcr3afix"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "XVideo"             	# [<bool>]
	Identifier  "Card1"
	Driver      "s3virge"
	VendorName  "S3 Inc."
	BoardName   "ViRGE/DX or /GX"
	BusID       "PCI:0:9:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth 16
	Subsection "Display"
		Depth       8
		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubsection
	Subsection "Display"
		Depth       16
		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubsection
	Subsection "Display"
		Depth       24
		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubsection
	Subsection "Display"
		Depth       32
		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen1"
	Device     "Card1"
	Monitor    "Monitor1"
	DefaultDepth 16
	Subsection "Display"
		Depth       8
		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubsection
	Subsection "Display"
		Depth       16
		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubsection
	Subsection "Display"
		Depth       24
		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubsection
	Subsection "Display"
		Depth       32
		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubsection
EndSection

darklordzim · 07-04-2004, 03:04 PM

thanks a ton guys, your suggestions really helped me out..
i've still got one problem i cant figure out, somehow while i was tweaking my xorg.conf file i disabled the ability for resolution change.
i found out i'm only running at 1600x1200 and like to go to at least 1800x1400 or maybe even 1920x1440 cuz i know my 19" monitor can do it.. its nice to fit a ton on my main display, then for delicate stuff move it to the lower rez monitor.
anywho.. i'm gonna post my xorg.conf file so that anyone who had the same issues as me can figure it out.. for some reason my cards BusID is "PCI:02:0:0" it took a few times reading threw my erronious Xorg.0.log file but i got it working.. now i just need to figure out why i cant change my resolution.

# File generated by xf86config.

#
# Copyright (c) 2004, by the X.Org
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of X.Org shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# X.Org.
#

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this section is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
Section "Module"

# This loads the DBE extension module.

Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension

# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection

# This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules
Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"
# Load "xtt"

# This loads the GLX module
Load "glx"
# This loads the DRI module
# Load "dri"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"

# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.

RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
#
# If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other
# programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory
# to the end of this list (or comment them out).
#

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

# The module search path. The default path is shown here.

# ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

Option "Xinerama" "true"
# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging

# Option "NoTrapSignals"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><Fn> VT switch sequence
# (where n is 1 through 12). This allows clients to receive these key
# events.

# Option "DontVTSwitch"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.

# Option "DontZap"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.

# Option "Dont Zoom"

# Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With
# it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,
# but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will
# receive a protocol error.

# Option "DisableVidModeExtension"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client.

# Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune"

# Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device
# (mouse and keyboard) settings.

# Option "DisableModInDev"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to
# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).

# Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"

# For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to "Standard").
# When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris),
# uncomment the following line.

# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"

Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"

# Option "LeftAlt" "Meta"
# Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift"

# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"

# These are the default XKB settings for X.Org
# Option "XkbRules" "__XKBDEFRULES__"
# Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
# Option "XkbLayout" "us"
# Option "XkbVariant" ""
# Option "XkbOptions" ""

# Option "XkbDisable"

Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.

# Option "Resolution" "256"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.

# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)

# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

# Option "ChordMiddle"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Other input device sections
# this is optional and is required only if you
# are using extended input devices. This is for example only. Refer
# to the XF86Config man page for a description of the options.
# **********************************************************************
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Mouse2"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "MouseMan"
# Option "Device" "/dev/mouse2"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "spaceball"
# Driver "magellan"
# Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "spaceball2"
# Driver "spaceorb"
# Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "touchscreen0"
# Driver "microtouch"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "MinX" "1412"
# Option "MaxX" "15184"
# Option "MinY" "15372"
# Option "MaxY" "1230"
# Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
# Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
# Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
# Option "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "touchscreen1"
# Driver "elo2300"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "MinX" "231"
# Option "MaxX" "3868"
# Option "MinY" "3858"
# Option "MaxY" "272"
# Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
# Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
# Option "ButtonThreshold" "17"
# Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
# Option "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Main"

# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

HorizSync 30-110

# HorizSync 30-64 # multisync
# HorizSync 31.5, 35.2 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
# HorizSync 15-25, 30-50 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies

# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

VertRefresh 30-160

EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Secondary"
HorizSync 30-64
VertRefresh 30-90
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of graphics device sections may be present

# Device configured by xf86config:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:02:0:0"
#VideoRam 131072
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:02:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "videocard0"
Monitor "Main"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1800x1400"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "Secondary"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
ViewPort 1 0
EndSubsection
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present. Each describes
# the way multiple screens are organised. A specific ServerLayout
# section may be specified from the X server command line with the
# "-layout" option. In the absence of this, the first section is used.
# When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section
# is used alone.

Section "ServerLayout"

# The Identifier line must be present
Identifier "Dual"

# Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally
# the relative position of other screens. The four names after
# primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right
# of the primary screen. In this example, screen 2 is located to the
# right of screen 1.

Screen 0 "Screen0"
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"

# Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and
# optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be
# used. Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and
# "SendCoreEvents".

InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
Option "Xinerama" "true"
Option "Clone" "off"

EndSection

# Section "DRI"
# Mode 0666
# EndSection

Mephisto · 07-04-2004, 06:25 PM

Well from the looks of it you have only one allowed resolution on your primary monitor (1800x1400) and 2 resolutions on your secondary. So I am not sure how the screen is even gettng to 1600x1200 since it is not an allowed resolution. It might be your monitor can not handle 1800x1400 at the refresh rates you specified? It does not make sense to me, it should drop you out of X saying it could not find a compatible mode or some such. I am not sure how changing of resolutions go with xinerama enabled, and honestly I use LCDs everywhere so never change resolution anyway... Regardless try changing your screens to look like this

Code:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "videocard0"
Monitor "Main"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1800x1400" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "Secondary"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
ViewPort 1 0
EndSubsection
EndSection

P.S. For future reference, if you need to find your busID use "lspci" and look for your video controller.

darklordzim · 07-04-2004, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mephisto
[B]Well from the looks of it you have only one allowed resolution on your primary monitor (1800x1400) and 2 resolutions on your secondary. So I am not sure how the screen is even gettng to 1600x1200 since it is not an allowed resolution. It might be your monitor can not handle 1800x1400 at the refresh rates you specified? It does not make sense to me, it should drop you out of X saying it could not find a compatible mode or some such. I am not sure how changing of resolutions go with xinerama enabled, and honestly I use LCDs everywhere so never change resolution anyway... Regardless try changing your screens to look like this

no, it doesn't even open the box to change resolutions, just gives me an error message. my main monitor can handle the 1920x1440 but my secondary can only do a max of 1280x1024 so thats why i have those set.. i have the secondary set right.. but i need to up my main monitor's resolution.. i hadn't thought about the xinerama thing.. i'll try adjusting it from the xorg.conf file.. if it doesn't work.. i'll just live with it like this for now.