Bug#437332: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Failed to detect secondary monitor, MergedFB/Clone mode disabled

[Alex Deucher]

On 8/13/07, Alberto Mardegan <mardy.tardi at gmail.com> wrote:
> Alex Deucher wrote:
> > You've switched driver versions since your last email.  those options
> > only apply to ati master and 6.6.193 (mergedfb).  the logs you've
> > attached this time are from the xrandr-1.2 branch.  Using the
> > xrandr-1.2 branch you can force the vga output on using xrandr.
>
> I didn't try the xrandr branch, since I didn't have the latest xrandr
> utility. Will try soon, though.
> So, I reinstalled the 6.6.193 and tried again. Unfortunately, no image
> at all on my TV, and on the other side I got a corrupted screen on the
> LCD display in the laptop (some vertical lines pattern repeating, and a
> square instead of the mouse cursor).

Hmmm... I didn't realize you were using an XPRESS chip.  multi-head is
handling is not really working properly at the moment due to a lack of
documentation on the XPRESS chips.

Alex