Slackware 13.37 64bit - switchable graphics multiple monitors madness
Hardware:
HP Probook 4530s, Core i5 2430M, 8GB ram, Intel HD3000 + ATI HD6490M (switchable graphics) OS: Slackware 13.37 64bit update to "current" with kernel 3.2.2 (huge),same problems with Slackware 13.37 64bit with 2.6.37.6 kernel. Drivers: ATI proprietary Catalyst 12.1 / Driver ver. 8.93 (tried all versions from Catalyst 11.8 same thing) Problem: Can't get 2 bloody monitors to run with this setup!!! Symptoms: KDE System Settings -> Display and Monitor -> Multiple Monitors says "This module is only for configuring system with a single desktop spread across multiple monitors. bla bla" AMDCCCLE - does NOT have any monitor/display settings. Setting resolutions and position from System Settings -> Display and Monitor -> Size & Orientation resets both monitors to 1024x768 OR resets external to 1024x768 and keeps internal OK. Tried ALL xorg.conf setups I could find, no luck, setting Xinerama On in xorg.conf screws System Settings -> Display and Monitor -> Size & Orientation which displays an error message. Help!!! P.S. I have the same setup on a HP Probook 4510s with Slackware 13.37 32bit, custom compiled kernel and Catalyst 11.8 and works like a charm. |
Sorry man,
but switchable graphics are not yet supported on linux, new ATI has the same technology of NVIDIA OPTIMUS read http://linux-hybrid-graphics.blogspot.com/ |
What do you mean by not supported?
Latest AMD driver does support switchable graphics: http://linux-hybrid-graphics.blogspo...md-hybrid.html I don't care about switching cards!!! Everything else works just fine, even WoW ran by wine is working properly I just need to get 2 monitors to work. |
What's the output of 'xrandr' when both monitors are plugged in?
Adam |
depends from what gpu provide the output, in some notebook the hdmi is connected directly to the ATI/nVIDIA card that is not recognized by the system.
p.s only a mini-display port is usable to enable (in automatic) secondary output 'couse usually is connected to the intel card |
External monitor is connected to the VGA port.
Output of "xrandr -q" below. No matter what I do and how I set it up it always comes up as 1024 x 768 and "cloned". Code:
bash-4.1$ xrandr -q |
What happens if you run 'xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1366x768 --output VGA1 --mode 1600x900 --right-of LVDS1' ?
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It makes one desktop of 2966 x 900 that spans across both monitors and they both act like a single monitor the image is divided between them.
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Which is what's supposed to happen. Is that not what you wanted?
Adam |
Why would I want that?
I want laptop LCD to work at it's resolution 1366 x 768 and the monitor at 1600 x 900 and I want them to be SEPARATED, each holding maximized windows, etc, I don't want windows to span across both monitors. |
When using xrandr, windows should only maximize to one monitor. The only reason I can think why that wouldn't happen is if your window manager weren't compiled with support for the xinerama extension.
Are you using WindowMaker by chance? Can you try a different window manager? Adam |
I'm using KDE 4.5.5 which is shipped with Slackware64 13.37 and as I said in my inital post:
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You can run KDE system settings without actually using KDE so, no, you never actually said you were using KDE.
After you position the monitors with the xrandr command I gave, what's the output of 'xdpyinfo -ext XINERAMA' ? |
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This is the most important bit:
Code:
XINERAMA version 1.1 opcode: 128 Code:
XINERAMA version 1.1 opcode: 150 Can you pastebin your Xorg log file and /etc/X11/xorg.conf file? |
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