XF86Config - Settings For Correct Resolution On Second Monitor
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XF86Config - Settings For Correct Resolution On Second Monitor
Hi Folks
I finally got Xinerama working on my RH9 Box, however I come across a problem regarding setting the desktop resolution on the second monitor. Any ideas you folks can throw at this are appreciated!
Problem
I can't seem to set the secondary monitor resolution to 1024x768 with high colour depth, its currently stuck at 640x480 - 256 colours.
Physical Setup
Primary Display - AGP GeForce 2 GTS -> 17" ADI Monitor
Secondary Display - PCI Savage4 -> 17" ADI Monitor
Software Setup
Red Hat 9 - Kernel 2.4.20-18.9
XFree86Verion - 4.3.0
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Contents of "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
# XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86
Okies ...... after a little tweaking I actually got this working (see XF86config below) I did change the secondary monitor to a 17" Gateway (picture quality)
So it now looks like this .....
Display 1 -> AGP GeForce2 -> ADI 17"
Display 2 -> PCI S3 Savage 4 -> Gateway 17"
However what I dont understand is, that if I had listed several display modes for "screen 2" instead of just hard setting one - ie ......
Modes "800x600" "1024x768" "1152x864"
Which one X would use - is there a pointer in another config file that determines this?
# RgbPath is 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.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# 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"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection
# If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then
# this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you
# also use USB mice at the same time.
Identifier "DevInputMice"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
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