1680 x 1050 with intel driver?

[Jerone Young]

Whoops was not done with the last email. Continuing...

The only thing you need .. assuming you are using a newer version of
xorg (lets say with Ubuntu Gutsy).. is a simple xorg.conf. Then
everything else is autodetected and as the user you just run the
xrandr command that was given.

You can have a script on your desktop to expand or a startup script.


On 10/22/07, Jerone Young <jerone at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/22/07, Louis E Garcia II <louisg00 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 07:14 -0600, Warren Block wrote:
> > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Louis E Garcia II wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the website. I have been able to get further along. This is
> > > > my current xorg.conf. X comes up with the proper modes on each monitor
> > > > but my desktop is on the VGA monitor and half on the LVDS. I would like
> > > > the desktop to be on the LVDS alone with the vga just empty where I can
> > > > drag windows on.
>
> The instructions I gave you make it this way.
> If you are using a newer Xorg you probably remove a lot of the stuff
> you added you to your xorg file.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Section "Device"
> > > >        Identifier  "intel 945GM"
> > > >        Driver      "intel"
> > > >        Option      "monitor-LVDS"   "Laptop"
> Remove
> > > >        Option      "monitor-VGA"    "VGA"
> Remove
>
> > > > EndSection
> > > >
> > > > Section "Monitor"
> > > >        Identifier   "Laptop"
> > > >        Option       "PreferredMode" "1280x800"
> > > >        Option       "Position"      "0 0"
Remove this.

> > > > EndSection
> > > >
> > > > Section "Monitor"
> > > >        Identifier   "VGA"
> > > >        Option       "LeftOf"        "Laptop"
Remove this.
> > > >        Option       "PreferredMode" "1920x1200"
Why do you hav this?

> > > > EndSection
> > >
> > > I have not tried the LeftOf/RightOf options or the Intel driver.  On my
> > > dual-screen mga setup, I just set the left monitor to position 0 0 and
> > > the right monitor to a position just to the right of the width of the
> > > left monitor.
> > >
> > > With your monitors, that would have the Laptop monitor at position 1920
> > > 0 and the VGA monitor at position 0 0.  To use the full width of both
> > > monitors, the virtual screen should be 1280+1920=3200 wide.
> > >
> > > > Section "Screen"
> > > >        Identifier   "Default Screen"
> > > >        Device       "intel 945GM"
> > > >        Monitor      "VGA"
> > > >        DefaultDepth 24
> > > >        SubSection "Display"
> > > >                Depth     24
> > > >                Modes    "1280x800"
> > >                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > I don't set a default mode.  With two monitors in different modes, it
> > > didn't seem to make sense.  May not make any difference.
> > >
> > > >                Virtual  3120 1200
> > > >        EndSubSection
> > > > EndSection
> > >
> > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
> >
> > Thanks for your help, I am almost there. With this xorg.conf my vga
> > monitor is at the proper res and my desktop is on it. The laptop has a
> > high res that goes off the screen. Think it has the same res as the vga
> > monitor.
> >
> > I would like to get the LDVS at 1280x800 with my desktop on it. Then the
> > vga at 1920x1200 just for an extention of the desktop so I can drag
> > windows to view them.
> >
> > Section "Device"
> >         Identifier  "intel 945GM"
> >         Driver      "intel"
> >         Option      "monitor-LVDS"   "Laptop"
> >         Option      "monitor-VGA"    "VGA"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >         Identifier   "Laptop"
> >         Option       "PreferredMode" "1280x800"
> >         Option       "Position"      "1920 0"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >         Identifier   "VGA"
> >         Option       "PreferredMode" "1920x1200"
> >         Option       "Position"      "0 0"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Screen"
> >         Identifier   "Default Screen"
> >         Device       "intel 945GM"
> >         Monitor      "Laptop"
> >         DefaultDepth 24
> >         SubSection "Display"
> >                 Depth     24
> >                 Virtual   3200 1200
> >         EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> >
> >
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