[ltp] Dual Monitor setup with FireGL on T60p

[Phil]

To get desktop spread across internal and external monitors I ran:
     sudo aticonfig --initial --dtop=horizontal --enable-monitor=lvds,crt1
That worked fine. This was on a Radeon Mobility X1400 on a T60 - your 
mileage may vary...

Phil

Bill Moseley wrote:
> I'm using the fglrx driver on Gutsy and if I disable xgl
> I can plug in a second monitor and restart X and have dual monitors.
> But, they are separate screens and windows cannot be moved between
> the two.
>
> I see the radeon driver has options to run Xinerama-like setup with
> different resolutions on the screens (and to enable hotkeys).
>
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Additional_options_for_the_radeon_driver
>
> Not sure if that applies to my card, but I'm curious if anyone can
> explain (or point me to an explanation) of what's possible with the
> FireGL and the fglrx driver to get Xinerama working, and be able to
> switch displays with fn-F7.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Here's my current config:
>
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
> 	Option	    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
> 	Option	    "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
> 	Option	    "DPMS" "true"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]"
> 	Driver      "fglrx"
> 	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[1]"
> 	Driver      "fglrx"
> 	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
> 	Screen      1
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
> 	Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]"
> 	Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
> 	DefaultDepth     24
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     24
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]"
> 	Device     "aticonfig-Device[1]"
> 	Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
> 	DefaultDepth     24
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     24
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "DRI"
> 	Mode         0666
> EndSection
>
>