multiple monitors configuration without proprietary driver (xorg.conf file)
Luis Alberto Padrón Hernández
lpadron at iusiani.ulpgc.es
Mon Apr 12 03:29:52 PDT 2010
Sorry, I forgot to copy my 'xorg.conf' file:
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "built-ins"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "dri2"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 380 300 # mm
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "HP"
ModelName "HPL1925"
HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
Option "Position" "0 0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 380 300 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "SAM"
ModelName "SyncMaster"
HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
Option "RightOf" "Monitor1"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nouveau"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV44 [GeForce 6500]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
# The following information comes from running 'xrandr'
Option "monitor-DVI-I-0" "Monitor1" #assigns the output DVI-I-0 to
Monitor0
Option "monitor-VGA-0" "Monitor0" #assigns the output VGA to
Monitor1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
Virtual 2560 1024 #note the lack of quotes, this line sets
the 'maximum' resolution
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Myself Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Hey, thank you very much Aaron and Walt. I have only one question more to have
it all solved.
I tried 'nouveau' as Aaron recommended (No, 'nvidia' closed driver (any
version) do not work even for only one monitor though it always worked in the
same machine with 32-bits installation.), and after some twiking, I have it
working almost fine with nouveau. And again your were right, and I have only
one card, so that also was wrong.
Here it is my last doubt. I would like one monitor to act like the main one
(with the gnome panels, and the login screen and so on) because it has more
qualitiy (the DVI one), but it just happen to be the other one which behaves
like this. I have tried to change orders in xorg.conf but nothing. Do you know
how to change that?
Again, thanks a lot.
Alberto
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:52:27 +1200
> From: aaron mcewan <chainsawbike at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: multiple monitors configuration without proprietary
> driver
> To: xorg at lists.freedesktop.org
> Message-ID: <1270950747.2739.27.camel at gentoo.local>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
>
> On Fri, 2010-04-09 at 15:14 +0100, Luis Alberto Padr?n Hern?ndez wrote:
>
>> I have not been able to get 'nvidia' driver to work, so I need to set my
>> two monitors with 'nv' driver (I guess). I have tried lots of things
without
>> luck.
> id recommend either get the closed nvidia driver going or maybe nouveau?
> nv is a very "minimal" driver...
>
>>
>> Section "Device"
>> Option "DualHead" "true"
>> Identifier "Card0"
>> Driver "nv"
>> VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
>> BoardName "NV44 [GeForce 6500]"
>> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
>> Screen 0
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>> #Option "DualHead" "true"
>> Identifier "Card1"
>> Driver "nv"
>> VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
>> BoardName "NV44 [GeForce 6500]"
>> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
>> Screen 1
>> EndSection
>
> are you sure you need that second device section? based on everything
> else you said id assume you only have one card...
>
>> Section "Screen"
>> Identifier "Screen0"
>> Device "Card0"
>> Monitor "Monitor0"
>> DefaultDepth 24
>> SubSection "Display"
>> Modes "1280x1024"
>> EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>> Identifier "Screen1"
>> Device "Card1"
>
> if im correct then that line is wrong to... should be:
> Device "Card0"
>
>> Monitor "Monitor1"
>> DefaultDepth 24
>> SubSection "Display"
>> Modes "1280x1024"
>> EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "ServerLayout"
>> Identifier "Myself Configured"
>> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
>> Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
>> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>> #Option "Xinerama" "on"
>> #Option "Clone" "on"
>> EndSection
>
> aaron m
>
>
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:29:55 -0700
> From: walt <w41ter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: multiple monitors configuration without proprietary
> driver
> To: xorg at freedesktop.org
> Message-ID: <hpsptk$v50$1 at dough.gmane.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
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> On 04/09/2010 07:14 AM, Luis Alberto Padr?n Hern?ndez wrote:
>> Hello Everybody,
>
>> I have not been able to get 'nvidia' driver to work, so I need to set my
>> two monitors with 'nv' driver...
>
> What is the problem with 'nvidia'? Will it work with a single monitor?
>
>
>
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