[ltp] is dualscreen DVI + VGA possible ?

Paul Cuciureanu linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 29 May 2005 19:17:16 -0400


maybe you could build up on my current setup. this is what I have for
my desktop. 2 CRT's, converts DVI to VGA with a DVI to VGA connector.
you might need one, the other way.

.. so you would have 3 screens?! (2 flat + thinkpad LCD?) sweet.

xorg.conf
# $XdotOrg: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/xorgconf.cpp,v 1.2
2004/04/23 19:20:02 eich Exp $
# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# For XFS, uncomment this and comment the others
# FontPath "unix/:-1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/terminus/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/unifont/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/freefont/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/artwiz/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/sharefont/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"

 # ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"

 EndSection

 # **********************************************************************
 # Module section -- this is an optional section which is used to specify
 # which run-time loadable modules to load when the X server starts up.
 # **********************************************************************

 Section "Module"
 Load "dbe"

 # This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
 # initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.

 SubSection "extmod"
 Option "omit xfree86-dga"
 EndSubSection

 Load "type1"
 Load "freetype"
 Load "glx"
 Load "dri"
=20

 EndSection


 # **********************************************************************
 # Server flags section. This contains various server-wide Options.
 # **********************************************************************

 Section "ServerFlags"

 Option "blank time" "10" # 10 minutes

 # Set the DPMS timeouts. These are set here because they are global
 # rather than screen-specific. These settings alone don't enable DPMS.
 # It is enabled per-screen (or per-monitor), and even then only when
 # the driver supports it.

 Option "standby time" "20"
 Option "suspend time" "30"
 Option "off time" "60"

 EndSection

 # **********************************************************************
 # Input devices
 # **********************************************************************

 # **********************************************************************
 # Core keyboard's InputDevice section
 # **********************************************************************

 Section "InputDevice"

 Identifier "Keyboard1"
 Driver "keyboard"
 Option "AutoRepeat" "500 5"
 Option "XkbModel" "pc104"

 EndSection


 # **********************************************************************
 # Core Pointer's InputDevice section
 # **********************************************************************

 Section "InputDevice"

 # Identifier and driver

 Identifier "Mouse1"
 Driver "mouse"
 Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
 Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
 Option "Buttons" "7"
 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
 Option "Resolution" "100"

 EndSection

 # **********************************************************************
 # Monitor section
 # **********************************************************************

 # Any number of monitor sections may be present

 Section "Monitor"

 Identifier "ViewSonic"
 HorizSync 30-95 # multisync
 VertRefresh 50-160 # multisync

 EndSection

 Section "Monitor"

 Identifier "Samsung"
 HorizSync 30-60
 VertRefresh 50-100

 EndSection=20
 # **********************************************************************
 # Graphics device section
 # **********************************************************************

 # Any number of graphics device sections may be present

 Section "Device"
 Identifier "Ati1"
 Driver "radeon"
 BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
 Screen 1
 EndSection

 Section "Device"=20
 Identifier "Ati0"
 Driver "radeon"
 BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
 Screen 0
 EndSection

 # **********************************************************************
 # Screen sections.
 # **********************************************************************

 # Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
 # the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
 # may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
 # option.

 Section "Screen"

 Identifier "Samsung"
 Device "Ati0"
 Monitor "Samsung"
 DefaultDepth 24=20

 SubSection "Display"
 Depth 24=20
 Modes "1280x1024"
 EndSubSection

 EndSection


 Section "Screen"

 Identifier "ViewSonic"
 Device "Ati1"
 Monitor "ViewSonic"
 DefaultDepth 24

 SubSection "Display"
 Depth 24
 Modes "1280x1024"
 EndSubSection

 EndSection


 # **********************************************************************
 # ServerLayout sections.
 # **********************************************************************

 Section "ServerLayout"

 Identifier "Main Layout"

 Screen "ViewSonic"
 Screen "Samsung" RightOf "ViewSonic"

 InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
 InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
 Option "Xinerama"
 EndSection





On 5/29/05, Ruben Jenster <ruben@hotheads.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> I've two flat panels at home, both with DVI and VGA input and
> want to connect them as one screen (Xinerama) to my thinkpad.
> I saw this configuration when you hit FN+F7 in windblows.
> Is it possible to drive the VGA and the DVI output together under xorg ?
> And what about cloning and Thinkpad LCD + DVI and Thinkpad LCD + VGA?
>=20
> I would be glad if someone could give me some information on this.
>=20
> Regards
>=20
>=20
> Ruben
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