[ltp] t42 and dual-head/mergedfb

[Sebastian von Swiontek-Brzezinski]

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It's no problem Alex, here are my options:

Section "ServerLayout"
   Identifier   "Layout[all]"
   InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
   InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
   # Option       "Clone" "on"
   Option       "Xinerama" "on"
   Screen       0 "Screen[0]" 0 0
   Screen       1 "Screen[1]" RightOf "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   DefaultDepth 24
   SubSection "Display"
     Depth      24
     Modes      "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
   Device       "Device[0]"
   Identifier   "Screen[0]"
   Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   DefaultDepth 24
   SubSection "Display"
     Depth      24
     Modes      "1280x1024"
   EndSubSection
   Device       "Device[1]"
   Identifier   "Screen[1]"
   Monitor      "Monitor[1]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
   BoardName    "Radeon LW 1"
   BusID        "1:0:0"
   Driver       "radeon"
   Identifier   "Device[0]"
   Screen       0
   VendorName   "ATI"
   Option       "DynamicClocks"
   Option       "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, CRT"
EndSection

Section "Device"
   BoardName    "Radeon LW 2"
   BusID        "1:0:0"
   Driver       "radeon"
   Identifier   "Device[1]"
   Screen       1
   VendorName   "ATI"
   Option       "DynamicClocks"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   DisplaySize  300 230
   HorizSync    31-68
   Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
   ModelName    "1024X768@75HZ"
   VendorName   "--> LCD"
   VertRefresh  50-85
   UseModes     "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   DisplaySize  340 270
   HorizSync    31-82
   Identifier   "Monitor[1]"
   ModelName    "1280X1024@75HZ"
   VendorName   "--> LCD"
   VertRefresh  58-75
EndSection

Alex Deucher wrote:
> On 1/6/06, Sebastian von Swiontek-Brzezinski <svs@talicom.de> wrote:
>> Hi Axel,
>>
>> i attached my xorg.log. I'm still using xorg 6.8.2 and the monitorlayout
>> option.
>>
> 
> what does you the monitorlayout section of your config look like (I
> seem to have lost your previous email)?  you log looks fine.  are you
> using RightOf or LeftOf, etc.?
> 
> Alex
> 
>> Sebastian.
>>
>> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>> On 12/30/05, Sebastian von Swiontek-Brzezinski <svs@talicom.de> wrote:
>>>> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>>>> On 12/29/05, Sebastian von Swiontek-Brzezinski <svs@talicom.de> wrote:
>>>>>> hi list,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i'm owning a t42 (2373-5wg) with an ati radeon 7500 (Radeon Mobility M7
>>>>>> LW) with 32MB ram. I tried to connect an external monitor (a 19" tft and
>>>>>> a possible resolution of 1280x1024) to expand my screen, not cloning . My
>>>>>> ThinkPad LCD is able to show 1024x768. At first i tried to use mergedfb.
>>>>>> It works, but then my thinkpad lcd has a virtual 1280x1024 resolution
>>>>>> and i have to scroll. But i do not like this!!!
>>>>> if you are using xorg cvs/6.9/7.0 you can enable the mergedfb
>>>>> non-rectangluar option to disable the scrolling in the smaller head.
>>>> Okay. Thats a fine thing. I have to look how i can use that
>>>> xorg-versions with my opensuse. They are using 6.8. Hmm...
>>>>
>>>>>> So i tried to use two devices, two monitors and two screens with
>>>>>> xinerama. When I start x, my kde is on the right side open and my mouse
>>>>>> pointer disappers. But the problem is, that the graphic card does not
>>>>>> enable the external output and my tft gets no signal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Perhaps the following line of my xorg-log is the reason:
>>>>>> (WW) RADEON(0): Failed to detect secondary monitor, MergedFB/Clone mode
>>>>>> disabled
>>>>> for some reason your second head is not being detected.  you need to
>>>>> force it on.
>>>> Do you mean the flag, which you described below?
>>>>
>>>>>> Does anybody knows, how to activate this?
>>>>> add this option to your first device section:
>>>>> Option "monitorlayout" "LVDS, CRT"
>>>> I tried this flag, but it does not matter. It is quite interesting: on
>>>> booting my external display shows the same like my thinkpad lcd. But
>>>> when my x starts, my external tft loses its signal... When i switch back
>>>> to a console, my external tft is reconnected and shows the console.
>>>>
>>> yes, the bios and the x server program the hardware differently.  the
>>> X server saves the state of the hardware prior to programming it
>>> itself, so when you switch VT's the state gets saved and restored.
>>> can you post your Xorg log with the monitorlayout option? something
>>> else might pop out.
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Sebastian.
>>>>
>>
>>

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