[SOLVED] ATI dual head clone problem

deadeyes · 06-03-2007, 05:58 AM

Hi all,

A few days ago I configured my ATI graphics card for doing dual head between 2 monitors.

I wanted it to clone the first monitor to the second one. (very handy if I want to do a presentation with a beamer/projector.)

Now, I configured Xorg.conf with the aticonfig tool.

But I only get my screen stretched between the 2 monitors, not cloned.

This is my config: (maybe someone sees what I am doing wrong?)

Code:

#Section "InputDevice"
#   Identifier  "Mouse0"
#   Driver      "mouse"
#   Option       "Protocol" "auto"
#   Option       "Device" "/dev/mouse"
#   Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
#EndSection
 
Section "ServerLayout"
 
#   InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
   Identifier     "X.org Configured"
   Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
   InputDevice    "TouchPad" "AlwaysCore"
   InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
 
Section "Files"
   FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
   FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
   FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
   FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
   FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
   FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
   FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection
 
Section "Module"
   Load  "glx"
   Load  "xtrap"
   Load  "extmod"
   Load  "dri"
   Load  "record"
   Load  "dbe"
   Load  "freetype"
   Load  "type1"
EndSection
 
Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier  "Keyboard0"
   Driver      "kbd"
   Option       "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
   Option       "XkbModel" "pc105"
   Option       "XkbLayout" "be"
EndSection
 
Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier  "TouchPad"
   Driver      "synaptics"
   Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
   Option       "Protocol" "auto-dev"
   Option       "LeftEdge" "1700"
   Option       "RightEdge" "5300"
   Option       "TopEdge" "1700"
   Option       "BottomEdge" "4200"
   Option       "FingerLow" "25"
   Option       "FingerHigh" "30"
   Option       "MaxTapTime" "180"
   Option       "MaxTapMove" "220"
   Option       "VertScrollDelta" "100"
   Option       "MinSpeed" "0.09"
   Option       "MaxSpeed" "0.18"
   Option       "AccelFactor" "0.0015"
   Option       "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection
 
Section "Monitor"
   Identifier   "Monitor0"
   VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
   ModelName    "Monitor Model"
EndSection
 
Section "Monitor"
   Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
   Option       "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
   Option       "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
   Option       "DPMS" "true"
EndSection
 
Section "Monitor"
   Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
   Option       "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
   Option       "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
   Option       "DPMS" "true"
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     "ShadowFB"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DefaultRefresh"        # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ModeSetClearScreen"    # [<bool>]
   Identifier  "Card0"
   Driver      "vesa"
   VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"
   BoardName   "RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10]"
   BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection
 
Section "Device"
   Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]"
   Driver      "fglrx"
   Option       "VideoOverlay" "on"
   Option       "UseFastTLS" "1"
   Option       "DesktopSetup" "clone"
   BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection
 
Section "Device"
   Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[1]"
   Driver      "fglrx"
   BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
   Screen      1
EndSection
 
Section "Screen"
   Identifier "Screen0"
   Device     "Card0"
   Monitor    "Monitor0"
   SubSection "Display"
      Viewport   0 0
      Depth     1
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Viewport   0 0
      Depth     4
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Viewport   0 0
      Depth     8
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Viewport   0 0
      Depth     15
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Viewport   0 0
      Depth     16
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Viewport   0 0
      Depth     24
   EndSubSection
EndSection
 
Section "Screen"
   Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
   Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]"
   Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
   DefaultDepth     24
   SubSection "Display"
      Viewport   0 0
      Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
      Depth     24
   EndSubSection
EndSection
 
Section "Screen"
   Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]"
   Device     "aticonfig-Device[1]"
   Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
   DefaultDepth     24
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth     16
      Modes   "800x600"
      Viewport   0 0
   EndSubSection
EndSection
 
Section "DRI"
   Mode         0666
EndSection
 
Section "Extensions"
   Option       "VideoOverlay" "on"
EndSection

Crooksey · 06-05-2007, 08:34 AM

Clone will comes as defualt, Just setup your card to run a single monitor, plug another in and it will clone by defualt.

deadeyes · 06-06-2007, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crooksey

Clone will comes as defualt, Just setup your card to run a single monitor, plug another in and it will clone by defualt.

No, clone does not come as default.

When I start with two monitors I get it cloned as long as I am in the console.
Onces X gets started I get on my laptop monitor the desktop and the other monitor stays dark.

But I solved this issue.
Before this I did aticonfig --initial= ... but that didn't give the correct behaviour.

Now I did aticonfig --dtop=clone and it worked correct. I don't know what was actually wrong in the xorg.conf before but it is now solved.