[ltp] Re: T60p + FireGL + Atheros Wireless Hardy Upgraded Failure

[Phil Shotton]

Dual monitors works fine with me - using the latest ati/radeon from git 
- but I'm pretty sure it works with the hardy version too.
If you've got clone screen working try:
    xrandr --output VGA0 --right-of LVDS
(assuming you're running on the laptop screen and a VGA monitor).

man xrandr for more details

I'm using gl2 driver with mplayer, looks ok but full screen is really 
really slow. Works fine at normal video size.

Phil

Bill Moseley wrote:
> On Wed, May 07, 2008 at 12:46:51PM +1000, Daniel Pittman wrote:
>   
>> Bill Moseley <moseley@hank.org> writes:
>>
>>     
>>> What I need pointers with is mostly how to best setup the wireless
>>> and video.  I assume I'll just fetch the ATI driver from the ATI site.
>>>       
>> No, use the "restricted drivers" support provided by Ubuntu, which will
>> install the packaged and compatible drivers for you.  That will save you
>> a world of pain.
>>     
>
> Not much luck with the fglrx driver today.  I spent last two or three
> hours trying different driver configurations.
>
> A fresh install and letting xorg auto-detect the radeon driver seems
> to work best.  Just rotten glxgears speed and no compiz.
>
> When I installed the ATI fglrx driver using the restricted drivers
> feature desktop effects work, but there's annoying artifacts on the
> screen that follow the mouse pointer around.  In addition, sleep does
> not work, which is a problem may are experiencing:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22/+bug/121653
>
> With Gutsy I had the ATI driver and no sleep, but no screen artifacts.
> So, that was acceptable.
>
> But, as fun as compiz is, I think I like the sleep feature better.
>
> I also tried installing the fglrx driver from the ATI web site, and
> that did not work at all.
>
> With the ati/radeon driver is it possible to have:
>
>     1) xv output?  mplayer with -vo x11 isn't pretty.
>
>     2) dual monitors?  A second monitor as a clone works, but I'd like
>     to use the big desktop setup that the ATI driver supports.
>     It's handy when doing presentations.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>