[ltp] Dual monitor setup: T40p+XFree-4.3.0
pete hilton
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 5 Nov 2003 13:38:35 -0800
Yury Prilutsky writes:
> Hi,
> I am currently running Slackware-current on a T40p and would like to add an
> external LCD screen as a second view (not a duplicate of the laptop screen).
> Ideally it would autodetect when the laptop is plugged into a mini-dock and
> use the DVI on the dock for the external screen (but I would be very happy
> just to have it working without the auto-detection part or using the 15-pin
> VGA port instead of DVI).
>
> The recommendations I have found so far refer to setups with two video card,
> which is not the case here AFAIK (the graphics adapter is ATI FireGL
> Mobility). Does anybody have such a setup? Any pointers are appreciated.
>
> Another question is the difference in the screen resolutions: the laptop LCD
> is 1440x1050 and the external one is 1280x1024. Is it possible to have
> desktops (under KDE 3.1) of different sizes?
>
> Thank you,
> Yury
>
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Hi there,
Yes, yes and yes:-))
Below is my XF86Config file which has layouts for both single and
multihead using the T40 .. I too run Slackware ... superior in every
way to (the now defunct) Redhat.
The only caveat is that I have not been able to get X to behave if you
start it expecting two displays and only have one.
The magic incantation is:-
startx -- -layout <whicheveroneyouneedrightnow>
cheers
pete
<----------- start of XF86Config --------------->
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Singlehead"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
# Screen "Screen0"
# Screen "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Multihead"
# Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen "Screen0"
Screen "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# 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"
# 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)
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/true-type-fonts/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/misc/"
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/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/URW/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/AIX/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
# ModulePath can be used to set a search path for the X server modules.
# The default path is shown here.
# ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
# Load "dri"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# 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" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# 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" "yes"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Unprobed Monitor"
# HorizSync 31.5 - 37.9
# VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Unprobed Monitor"
# HorizSync 31.5 - 80.0
# VertRefresh 40.0 - 100.0
Option "dpms"
# Modeline "1280x1024" 135.00 1280 1308 1412 1676 1024 1027 1030 1056
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "ATI Radeon Mobility M9"
# VideoRam 32768
Screen 0
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "ATI Radeon Mobility M9"
# VideoRam 32768
Screen 1
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
#Section "DRI"
# Group 0
# Mode 0666
#EndSection
<------------------end of XF86Config ----------------->
--
pete hilton
saruman@ruvolo-hilton.org
IsaBella --- ICE Explorer #1070